A new philosophy must root itself in popular consciousness like traditional beliefs.

Evidence

There is, further, implicit in these references an assertion of the necessity for new popular beliefs, that is to say a new common sense and with it a new culture and a new philosophy which will be rooted in the popular consciousness with the same solidity and imperative quality as traditional beliefs. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1517

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies Gramsci’s sense of ‘common sense’ as a stratum of popular belief that any new philosophy/culture must match in solidity.
• XREF: connects to: Philosophy becomes historically true by diffusing into the popular mentality. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1248; An era’s philosophy is a synthesis of popular and elite worldviews; Philosophical innovation matters when it becomes a mass, popular phenomenon — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1492 (+5 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Philosophy becomes historically true by diffusing into the popular mentality. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1248; An era’s philosophy is a synthesis of popular and elite worldviews; Philosophical innovation matters when it becomes a mass, popular phenomenon — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1492 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Philosophy becomes historically true by diffusing into the popular mentality. #corroborates (0.95) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1248
• High philosophy influences the masses as external coercion, not as transforming thought #complicates (0.82)
• Philosophy works by replacing one common sense with another aligned to the ruling group #complicates (0.74) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1507