Skoop and others interested in philosophy and reason
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:27 pm
Was Just reading about Francis Bacon's Idols of the Mind, which I hadn't heard of before. It works very well in explaining what I have been calling fallacies, especially as they pertain to scientific "controversies."
Here's a teacher-ish worksheet about it, if you're interested. Or even if you're not.
http://wetheteachers.com/viewfiles.php?fid=996
Here's a teacher-ish worksheet about it, if you're interested. Or even if you're not.
http://wetheteachers.com/viewfiles.php?fid=996