Idola specus
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Idola specus is Francis Bacon’s term for the cognitive biases and distortions that arise from an individual’s personal experiences, education, and temperament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Idola specus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5185505 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idola specus Context triple: [Idols of the Cave, originalName, Idola specus]
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A.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
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C.
Ídolo del Astillero
Ídolo del Astillero is the popular nickname of Ecuadorian football club Barcelona Sporting Club, reflecting its status as a beloved and historically successful team from the port city of Guayaquil.
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Idols of the Tribe
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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E.
Idôle
Idôle is a modern, clean, and floral fragrance line by Lancôme known for its minimalist bottle design and empowering, feminine branding.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Idola specus Target entity description: Idola specus is Francis Bacon’s term for the cognitive biases and distortions that arise from an individual’s personal experiences, education, and temperament.
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A.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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B.
De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
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C.
Ídolo del Astillero
Ídolo del Astillero is the popular nickname of Ecuadorian football club Barcelona Sporting Club, reflecting its status as a beloved and historically successful team from the port city of Guayaquil.
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D.
Idols of the Tribe
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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E.
Idôle
Idôle is a modern, clean, and floral fragrance line by Lancôme known for its minimalist bottle design and empowering, feminine branding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive bias category
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philosophical concept ⓘ term coined by Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | systematic errors in human understanding ⓘ |
| appliesTo | individual knowers ⓘ |
| coinedBy | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Idola fori
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Idola theatri ⓘ Idola tribus ⓘ |
| describedBy | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| hasGoal | warning against subjective distortions in inquiry ⓘ |
| hasSource |
individual’s education
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individual’s personal experiences ⓘ individual’s temperament ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Platonic allegory of the cave
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linked to:
Plato's Republic
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| introducedInWork | Novum Organum ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | idols of the cave ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baconian theory of idols
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linked to:
Bacon’s theory of idols
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| refersTo |
cognitive biases arising from individual temperament
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cognitive distortions arising from education ⓘ cognitive distortions arising from habit ⓘ cognitive distortions arising from particular interests ⓘ cognitive distortions arising from personal experience ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
empiricism
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epistemology ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| subtypeOf |
idols of the mind
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individual cognitive bias ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
cognitive bias discussions
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history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
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