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.
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| Idols of the Tribe canonical | 6 |
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Target entity: Idols of the Tribe Context triple: [Novum Organum, introducesConcept, Idols of the Tribe]
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Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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New Edition
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Soulquarians
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is Public Enemy’s landmark 1988 hip-hop album, renowned for its politically charged lyrics, dense production, and lasting influence on rap music.
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Soul Men
Soul Men is a 2008 American musical comedy film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac as former soul singers reuniting for a tribute performance.
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Target entity: Idols of the Tribe Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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B.
New Edition
New Edition is an American R&B/pop boy band formed in the late 1970s that helped pioneer the modern boy band sound with hits throughout the 1980s.
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C.
Soulquarians
Soulquarians were a loose collective of late-1990s and early-2000s neo-soul and hip-hop artists and producers, including figures like Questlove, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and J Dilla, known for their experimental, soulful sound and influential work at Electric Lady Studios.
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D.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is Public Enemy’s landmark 1988 hip-hop album, renowned for its politically charged lyrics, dense production, and lasting influence on rap music.
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E.
Soul Men
Soul Men is a 2008 American musical comedy film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac as former soul singers reuniting for a tribute performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive bias category
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epistemological concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimsToBeOvercomeBy |
careful experimental method
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methodical empirical inquiry ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all human beings ⓘ |
| ariseFrom |
human nature
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limitations of the human mind ⓘ |
| basedOn | shared human cognitive constitution ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| cause |
anthropomorphic projection onto nature
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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
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Idols of the Marketplace ⓘ Idols of the Theatre ⓘ |
| critiques |
uncritical reliance on unaided human senses
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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
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need for methodological safeguards in inquiry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasScope | universal human cognition ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of cognitive bias
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modern philosophy of science ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Novum Organum ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| isSourceOfErrorFor |
inductive generalization
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scientific observation ⓘ |
| LatinName | Idola Tribus ⓘ |
| partOf | Francis Bacon's four idols ⓘ |
| purpose | to explain sources of error in human understanding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
empiricism
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inductive reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
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