Difference between revisions of "Out of sight out of mind"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
EMorrissey (talk | contribs) (Added historical context, removed irrelevant liberal-bashing) |
m (spelling) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Out of sight out of mind''' is a fallacy of thought, meaning that something which is not | + | '''Out of sight out of mind''' is a fallacy of thought, meaning that something which is not plainly evident is either ignored or forgotten. |
The saying finds its origins from the 13th-century terms "in mind" (remembered) and "out of mind" (forgotten), essentially meaning that something that is not in view is not remembered. | The saying finds its origins from the 13th-century terms "in mind" (remembered) and "out of mind" (forgotten), essentially meaning that something that is not in view is not remembered. | ||
[[category:Logic]] | [[category:Logic]] | ||
Revision as of 13:39, September 15, 2010
Out of sight out of mind is a fallacy of thought, meaning that something which is not plainly evident is either ignored or forgotten.
The saying finds its origins from the 13th-century terms "in mind" (remembered) and "out of mind" (forgotten), essentially meaning that something that is not in view is not remembered.