And I wanted to show that common knowledge is not such an obvious a concept, as I've made it seem on the board.

我想让大家明白,共同知识并不是像我写在黑板上的,是一个想当然的概念

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

I appreciate particularly the idea of human rights, because it is meant to get a round culture, and particularly a round religion, to find those common denominators, hopefully not the lowest denominator that's just ethical washout. It doesn't mean anything.

我尤其赞赏人权的观点，因为它是要构建一个全面的文化，尤其是一个全面完整的宗教，以此来寻求人类共通的地方，希望别是最低层次的共通点,否则只会是道德的失败，没有任何意义。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

However, it is Voltaire once said, " "Common sense is not that common."

但是，伏尔泰曾经说过，“常识并非那么平常“

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

It is not enough merely to speak the same words, but in a sense, citizens must have certain common experiences, certain common memory and experience that shape a city and the people.

仅是说相同的话还不够，另一方面，公民还必需,要有特定的共同经历，特定的共同记忆,与形塑城市与人民的经历。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选