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University of California Los Angeles Mill and Francis Bacon Questions

University of California Los Angeles Mill and Francis Bacon Questions

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  1. In the second paragraph on page 101, Bacon “gives a word of general counsel” that what one’s mind dwells upon should be held in suspicion. What is he saying and why is this important?
  2. Describe what Bacons means by “Idols of the Cave” and “Idols of the Marketplace”.
  3. In his discussion of Descartes, Sedlacek discusses the role of assumptions in scientific theories. What is that role? What kinds of assumptions can cause problems?
  4. In his essay, Mill defines “Political Economy” verry narrowly in terms of the human motives it considers. Why does he do this? Would Aristotle have agreed with this definition of Economics?
  5. In the second paragraph on page 101, Bacon “gives a word of general counsel” that what one’s mind dwells upon should be held in suspicion. What is he saying and why is this important?

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