As a counterpoint to my previous post (and perhaps most of my previous posts) I present the following from Francis Bacon’s Novum Organum:
Idols of the Tribe
Errors in the mind of the group
Beliefs because most people have them
Idols of the Cave
Errors in the mind of the individual
Beliefs due to limited experience
Idols of the Marketplace
Errors in the use of words
Beliefs due to misuse of words
Idols of the Theater
Errors in false learning
Beliefs colored by religion and personal philosophy
References:
http://www.sirbacon.org/links/4idols.htm
http://www.iep.utm.edu/bacon/#SH2j
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/francis-bacon/#Ido
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ARTS INTELLECTUAL
Art of Inquiry or Invention
Art of Examination or Judgment
Art of Custody or Memory
Art of Elocution or Tradition
(Francis Bacon – The Advancement of Learning, 1605)
Very nice! Thanks for bringing this to my attention!