x
philosophistry
visit Philosophistry dot com for the full meee.
 
A COUPLE OF OTHER BIASES that I would like to add.

Over-simplification - all too often I seek the simplest answer that science can provide. Occam's razor is only a heuristic, not an answer.

Over-obfuscation - often I cloud myself with wordy rhetoric and eschew obfuscation. bad phil, bad. It makes me think I'm smart and novel. So don't accuse me of using big words to sound smart--really, what I am doing is unwittingly reading more profundity than exists.

Over-neutrality - sure just because there are two sides to every coin, doesn't mean one side can't be right and the other side wrong.

Over-relativism/agnosticism - (I actually don't do this, but I used to) - too often I used to pull out the "we can never know card" or "there is no right or wrong" card. Yes, ultimately the problem of "accuracy" is an unsettled debate in philosophy, but I should then be consistent. If I pull the "we have no idea" card, I have to make sure that this is a special case referring to an exceptional dearth of evidence... otherwise, then I should apply it to everything.

Over-emphasis on existential - I often use "might" or a "could"-happen as evidence that something WILL happen. Just because I think I could become a famous writer someday, doesn't mean I should walk around with the expectation/hope that I actually will become that way.

No replies - reply
 
Calendar

November 2009
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930

January 2007
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031

August 2006
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031


Older

Recent Visitors

July 24th
songsforthedeaf

May 7th
google

May 6th
google

May 5th
google

May 4th
google

May 3rd
google

May 2nd
google

May 1st
google

April 30th
google

April 29th
google

April 28th
google

April 19th
google

April 17th
google

April 14th
google