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Idol (philosophy)

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Several philosophers have developed concepts that they have called idols, including:

The idola of Francis Bacon, various obstacles humans face when trying to truly understand nature
Friedrich Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols, abstract unchanging philosophical concepts that need to be swept away to allow for true life to emerge.

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