Fanaticism can be understood as a form of irrationality, and as - TopicsExpress



          

Fanaticism can be understood as a form of irrationality, and as the worst sort of intellectual vice. Intellectual virtues include an appropriate sort of open mindedness and skepticism. Lacking open mindedness and skepticism makes a person gullible or unwilling to correct their poorly formed beliefs. Fanaticism is related to dogmatism, an unwillingness to form beliefs based on good reason. However, the fanatic is the most extreme sort of dogmatist. Good morning.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 05:04:16 +0000

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