Idols of the Tribe
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Idols of the Tribe are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human cognitive biases, arising from the very nature and shared limitations of the human mind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idols of the Tribe canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive bias category
ⓘ
epistemological concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimsToBeOvercomeBy |
careful experimental method
ⓘ
methodical empirical inquiry ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all human beings ⓘ |
| ariseFrom |
human nature
ⓘ
limitations of the human mind ⓘ |
| basedOn | shared human cognitive constitution ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| cause |
anthropomorphic projection onto nature
ⓘ
confirmation of preconceived notions ⓘ distortion of perception ⓘ premature generalization ⓘ tendency to see more order and regularity than exists ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | systematic human cognitive biases ⓘ |
| conceptualizedAs | idols inherent in the human species ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Idols of the Cave
ⓘ
Idols of the Marketplace ⓘ Idols of the Theatre ⓘ |
| critiques |
uncritical reliance on unaided human senses
ⓘ
unexamined common human assumptions ⓘ |
| describedBy | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive psychology
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| hasExample |
tendency to assume human-like purposes in natural phenomena
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tendency to favor evidence that fits expectations ⓘ tendency to impose patterns on random data ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
fallibility of human understanding
ⓘ
need for methodological safeguards in inquiry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasScope | universal human cognition ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of cognitive bias
ⓘ
modern philosophy of science ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Novum Organum ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| isSourceOfErrorFor |
inductive generalization
ⓘ
scientific observation ⓘ |
| LatinName | Idola Tribus ⓘ |
| partOf | Francis Bacon's four idols ⓘ |
| purpose | to explain sources of error in human understanding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
empiricism
ⓘ
inductive reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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