To elaborate an account of political judgment, Part II explores the opposition between truth and opinion as recognized by Arendt. On this basis, it argues that truth and opinion do not, after all, preclude each other. Rather, opinion is necessary for truths to emerge at all. In making this point, first the nature of doxa and of reflective judgment are analyzed, highlighting the importance of common sense in how political judgments work (Ch. 7). After that, the creative and descriptive potential of common sense is discussed by recuperating insights from the Latin humanist tradition (Ch. 8).