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Fanaticism: Flight from Fallibility.
- Source :
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ETC: A Review of General Semantics . Mar 1977 34(1):54-57. - Publication Year :
- 1977
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Abstract
- Discusses the human predilection toward fanaticism; the debt that Western culture owes to fanatics; fundamental objections to fanaticism; the way that traditional educational approaches cultivate a propensity toward dogmatism, obscurantism, and authoritarianism; and possible educational methods for encouraging critical thinking. (GT)
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- ETC: A Review of General Semantics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ209341
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers