Idola Theatri
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Idola Theatri is Francis Bacon’s term for the false philosophical systems and dogmas that mislead human understanding like plays on a stage.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baconian idol
ⓘ
epistemological error ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimsToCritique |
dogmatic metaphysics
ⓘ
scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
inductive method
ⓘ
scientific revolution ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory | idols of the mind ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
dogmatic doctrines
ⓘ
false philosophical systems ⓘ theatrical displays of philosophy ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Idola Fori
ⓘ
Idola Specus ⓘ Idola Tribus ⓘ |
| criticizes |
system-building detached from experience
ⓘ
uncritical acceptance of philosophical authority ⓘ |
| describedBy | Francis Bacon as theatrical and fictitious ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Novum Organum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The New Organon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to describe systematic sources of intellectual error
ⓘ
to warn against authority of philosophical schools ⓘ |
| hasGoal | to clear the mind for true induction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th century England ⓘ |
| influenced |
later critiques of ideology
ⓘ
modern discussions of cognitive bias ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | idols of the theatre ⓘ |
| metaphorFor |
plays on a stage
ⓘ
staged systems of thought ⓘ |
| oneOf | four Baconian idols ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Baconian experimental method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | empirical investigation free from dogma ⓘ |
| partOf | Baconian theory of idols ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
critical thinking
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| sourceOfError |
acceptance of philosophical systems without examination
ⓘ
authority of learned authors and teachers ⓘ reverence for traditional schools and sects ⓘ |
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