Difference between revisions of "Fallacies Of Ideology"

An ideology is a form of philosophy whose primary goal is to proselytize taking an idea to the extreme.  Most libertarian writing is written by believers, not dispassionate examiners, and is written to promote the ideology.

An ideology is a form of philosophy whose primary goal is to proselytize taking an idea to the extreme.  Most libertarian writing is written by believers, not dispassionate examiners, and is written to promote the ideology.

To put it bluntly, most ideological writing is [[wikipedia:Bullshit#In_philosophy|philosophical bullshit]].  That is a technical philosophical term, believe it or not.  in short, the bullshitter does not care about the truth of what he is saying: he is concerned with other effects.  In the case of ideology, the important effects are creating doubt in existing beliefs and creating or affirming belief in the ideology.  Thus all the tools of rhetoric, propaganda and public relations are employed.

To put it bluntly, most ideological writing is [[wikipedia:Bullshit#In_philosophy|philosophical bullshit]].  That is a technical philosophical term, believe it or not.  in short, the bullshitter does not care about the truth of what he is saying: he is concerned with other effects.  In the case of ideology, the important effects are creating doubt in existing beliefs and creating or affirming belief in the ideology.  Thus all the tools of rhetoric, propaganda and public relations are employed.