Filosoofid, kes räägivad teadusest
- There are 4 idols (obstacles) to true knowledge
1. Idols of he Tribe:
- false illusions caused by the human nature
- argues against Protagoras ("man is the measure of all things")
- all perceptions of senses and mind are according to the measure of the
individual and not the universe
- human understanding is like a false mirror, which distorts and
discolours the nature my mixing its own nature with it.
2. Idols of the Cave:
- private obsessions or preoccupations caused by education,
conversation, reading throw people off the track in the search for truth
3. Idols of Market-place:
- illusions due to the use of language
- people tend to rely on false but plausible technical terms, which often
mask the truth
4. Idols of the Theatre:
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