Seminar dONE
What's the Reason?
Idol Worship
Axiom Analysis
More about Morabito
100
This is the name of Gilgamesh's rival turned friend who suffers the wrath of the gods in the epic poem of Gilgamesh.
Who is Enkidu?
100
This ancient Greek philosopher believed that inductive reasoning was inferior to deductive reasoning due to the limitations of the human senses.
Who is Aristotle?
100
If my friend will not listen to any evidence of evolution because of their religious beliefs, Bacon would say that my friend is falling victim to this idol.
What is the idol of the theater?
100
According to Bacon, all advancements in philosophy and logic come from this group of people. Bacon believed that no-one else contributed anything of worth.
Who are the Greeks?
100
This is Dr. Morabito's current age. It is also the number of days in the month of February, but only during a leap year.
What is 29?
200
This Greek oracle's tragic story is so well known that she even has her own complex named after her.
Who is Cassandra?
200
If I conclude that a platypus must be a bird because it has a beak and lays eggs, I would be incorrect, but I would also be using this type of reasoning.
What is deductive reasoning?
200
My uncle is not very politically aware. He does not take time to form an opinion of his own and instead blindly agrees with whatever his political party candidate says. Bacon would say that my uncle is the victim of this idol.
What is the idol of the cave?
200
Bacon believed that people either have too much blind faith or too much doubt. He argued that we must start with doubt but also have enough of this to inspire us to make discoveries.
What is hope?
200
Dr. Morabito had 3 majors as an undergrad. One of them was English. His second major was this, the study of behavior and the human mind.
What is psychology?
300
A common part of Greek Tragedies, this group of actors often shares key background information with the audience.
Who is the chorus?
300
While this form of reasoning may be helpful in allowing us to come up with new information and ideas, it also has the risk of leading to the creation of harmful stereotypes.
What is inductive reasoning?
300
My sister is a Leo. She will not date anyone who is a Scorpio because she says fire and water signs are incompatible. Bacon would say she is the victim of this idol.
What is the idol of the theater?
300
Bacon did not want to start a civil war in the field of philosophy. Instead, he wanted to create this new field, distinct from what was already being done.
What is natural philosophy or natural science?
300
This is Dr. Morabito's middle name. It is also the name of a greedy crustacean and restaurant owner.
What is Eugene?
400
After the death of his mentor Socrates, Plato believed that democratic governments did not work. Instead, be believed in a monarchy ruled by someone with this title.
Who is a philosopher-king?
400
This ancient Greek text was the blueprint for logic and philosophy for almost 2000 years before Francis Bacon came along and created his new version.
What is the Organon?
400
I know that my friend's boyfriend is cheating on her. He is always "working late," taking business trips, and he won't let my friend look at his phone. The other day he even came home smelling like perfume. I have tried to tell my friend, but she refuses to believe that she is wrong about him. Bacon would say that this is a classic example of this idol.
What is the idol of the tribe?
400
Bacon said that we should not be experimenters or theorists, but instead find the balance between the both. He said that we should be like this animal, taking from nature but adding onto it for ourselves.
What are bees?
400
Dr. Morabito is a proud cat parent. His cat is named after this Greek god of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
500
Even after St. Augustine had come to believe that Christianity was the right religion to follow, he still had trouble committing. His moment of conversion came after he heard children chanting this phrase. In Latin, it is Tolle Lege.
What is "Take up and read"?
500
Aristotle is best known for promoting logic through this kind of statement. An example would be: Socrates is a man. All men are mortal. Therefore Socrates is mortal.
What is a syllogism?
500
During the Covid-19 pandemic, my local newspaper tried to publish the results of a scientific study of the virus so that everyone could understand the information. Unfortunately, they got a lot of the info wrong and it caused a panic. Bacon would say this is an example of this idol.
What is the idol of the market place?
500
Bacon's method involves these two steps. Today we might think of as creating a hypothesis and analyzing data.
What are anticipation and interpretation?
500
In August, Dr. Morabito got his first tattoo to celebrate earning his PhD. His tattoo is of his favorite image from this graphic novel turned Netflix series staring Joe Locke and Kit Conner.
What is Heartstopper?