Difference between revisions of "Fallacies Of Ideology"

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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.
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; Self ownership.
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: Most libertarians presume self-ownership, but there is no good philosophy backing it.
  
 
; Presuming few goods.
 
; Presuming few goods.

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