Francis Bacon Quote

There are four classes of Idols which beset men's minds. To these for distinction's sake I have assigned names — calling the first class, Idols of the Tribe ; the second, Idols of the Cave; the third, Idols of the Market-Place; the fourth, Idols of the Theater.


Aphorism 39. - Novum Organum (1620) - Book I


There are four classes of Idols which beset men's minds. To these for distinction's sake I have assigned names — calling the first class, Idols of...

There are four classes of Idols which beset men's minds. To these for distinction's sake I have assigned names — calling the first class, Idols of...

There are four classes of Idols which beset men's minds. To these for distinction's sake I have assigned names — calling the first class, Idols of...

There are four classes of Idols which beset men's minds. To these for distinction's sake I have assigned names — calling the first class, Idols of...