Abstract

In the first part of the present study we focused our attention on Arendt’s use of the concept common sense as le bon sens, i.e. a cognitive faculty or a ‘sixth sense’ that enables us to grasp the common and worldly context of our experiences and therefore also enables us to grasp factual truth and to tell truth from falsehood. Arendt, however, also makes use of the concept common sense to imply a specific faculty of judgment, which she ultimately designates with the expression 'community sense'