Philosophy
Affective Fallacy
Definition of Affective Fallacy In simple terms, affective fallacy is when you decide something is good or bad based on…
Ad Hominem Fallacies
What is an Ad Hominem Fallacy? Simple Definitions An ad hominem fallacy is when someone argues by attacking the person…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
I. Intro Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz was the definition of a polymath. He was a prolific thinker whose ideas covered…
Plato
I. Introduction For 2,400 years, Plato’s writings have been interpreted, re-interpreted, debated, and taught as the foundational issues and methods…
René Descartes
I. Intro René Descartes was the first modern rationalist, and one of the greatest practitioners of that school of thought.…
Immanuel Kant
I. Intro Immanuel Kant was one of history’s most important philosophers, a broad-minded thinker who reconciled divergent strains of thought…
Aristotle
I. Intro Aristotle may have been the most influential scientist and philosopher in the western world before Isaac Newton --…
Slippery Slope Fallacy
I. Definition The Slippery Slope fallacy, also known as the Camel’s Nose, is an argument that assumes that certain, usually…
Straw Man fallacy
I. Definition The Straw Man fallacy, also been called the Aunt Sally argument in Great Britain, creates an illusion, based…
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
I. Definition A Texas sharpshooter fallacy occurs when someone draws conclusions based on only the consistent data – the data…