Ideology

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Abstract

What is the difference between a philosophy and an ideology? Would simply observing some aspect of human experience count as ideology? No. But suppose we try to explain and interpret what we have seen. Now, we enter the neighborhood of what gets called ideology. What else does it take to sort out what should be called ideological? And why would a worldview sometimes turn into an echo chamber, a cocoon of confirmation bias that fosters false consciousness? 2025 Social Philosophy & Policy Foundation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalSocial Philosophy and Policy
Volume41
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Martin Luther King
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Truth and Reconciliation
  • bias
  • disagreement
  • evidence
  • false consciousness
  • ideology
  • philosophy of science
  • realism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy
  • General Social Sciences

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