Idols of the Marketplace
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cognitive bias category
concept in philosophy of science
epistemological concept
philosophical concept
Idols of the Marketplace are Francis Bacon’s category of cognitive errors arising from the misuse and ambiguity of language in everyday communication.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idols of the Marketplace canonical | 4 |
| Idols of the Market | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive bias category
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concept in philosophy of science ⓘ epistemological concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimedToBeCounteredBy |
Baconian scientific method
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careful definition of terms ⓘ empirical observation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
everyday communication
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human reasoning ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| cause |
ambiguity of words
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confusion in communication ⓘ errors in judgment ⓘ false beliefs ⓘ misunderstanding of concepts ⓘ misuse of language ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Novum Organum
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Novum Organum ⓘ
surface form:
The New Organon
|
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arise from social interaction
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depend on words rather than things ⓘ involve confusion between names and realities ⓘ involve emotional connotations of words ⓘ involve equivocation ⓘ involve ill-defined terms ⓘ involve reification of abstractions ⓘ involve vague generalities ⓘ linked to common speech ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| influenced |
discussions of scientific language
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later theories of linguistic confusion ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Idols of the Cave
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Idols of the Theatre ⓘ Idols of the Tribe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | marketplace ⓘ |
| partOf | Baconian idols ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
category mistake
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equivocation fallacy ⓘ linguistic fallacy ⓘ philosophy of ordinary language ⓘ semantic ambiguity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
public exchange of words
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social intercourse ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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Idols of the Market
this entity surface form:
Idols of the Market