Difference between revisions of "Fallacies Of Philosophy"
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The science of cladistics bases classifications on shared, derived characteristics. Philosophers | The science of cladistics bases classifications on shared, derived characteristics. Philosophers | ||
| − | == Glittering Generalities Of Propaganda == | + | === Glittering Generalities Of Propaganda === |
Very often, a philosophical statement omits qualifiers. This has the horrible effect of permitting interpretation as stating a universal. We are often expected to accept such universals because of some specific evidence, but that begs the problem of induction. This is a widely used principle of propaganda, the glittering generality. | Very often, a philosophical statement omits qualifiers. This has the horrible effect of permitting interpretation as stating a universal. We are often expected to accept such universals because of some specific evidence, but that begs the problem of induction. This is a widely used principle of propaganda, the glittering generality. | ||
