Philosophical Delusions

Target entity: Philosophical Delusions
Context triple: [Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, partTitle, Philosophical Delusions]

• A. The Incoherence of the Philosophers
  The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
• B. The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
  The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
• C. Excursion into Philosophy
  Excursion into Philosophy is a 1959 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a contemplative, solitary figure in a sparsely furnished interior, evoking themes of isolation and introspection.
• D. 5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
  5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies is a collection of playful, logic-based philosophical essays and puzzles by Raymond Smullyan that explore paradoxes, metaphysics, and the nature of reasoning.
• E. Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
  Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Philosophical Delusions
Target entity description: Philosophical Delusions is a section of Charles Mackay’s 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" that examines historically influential but misguided philosophical and intellectual fads.

• A. The Incoherence of the Philosophers
  The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
• B. The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
  The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
• C. Excursion into Philosophy
  Excursion into Philosophy is a 1959 oil painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper that depicts a contemplative, solitary figure in a sparsely furnished interior, evoking themes of isolation and introspection.
• D. 5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies
  5000 B.C. and Other Philosophical Fantasies is a collection of playful, logic-based philosophical essays and puzzles by Raymond Smullyan that explore paradoxes, metaphysics, and the nature of reasoning.
• E. Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
  Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
• F. None of above. chosen