Philosophy and common sense differ in degree, not kind

Evidence

It cannot be in opposition to them. Between the two there is a “quantitative” difference of degree, not one of quality. A reciprocal “reduction” so to speak, a passage from one to the other and vice versa, must be possible. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 808

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes Gramsci’s core distinction between philosophy and common sense as quantitative rather than qualitative — a foundational toolkit concept.
• XREF: This connects directly to Gramsci’s hegemony/common-sense framework that Islamophobia readings will deploy as their taken-for-granted conceptual base. — connects to: Appeals to common sense and proportion serve reigning power, not truth — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from…, 84; Art, religion, and philosophy differ only in form, not content — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 944