natural attitude

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The natural attitude refers to things that are usually just taken for granted – rather than subject to critical analysis and doubt, that is 'common-sense' thinking.

This is a notion often used in (the theoretical perspective) phenomenology, and is associated with the notion of the 'lifeworld'.

Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.