Maine de Biran
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Maine de Biran was a French philosopher known for his introspective approach that emphasized inner experience and the will, marking a transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maine de Biran canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13097479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine de Biran Context triple: [Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, influenced, Maine de Biran]
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Marshal d’Asfeld
Marshal d’Asfeld was a French military commander of the early 18th century, noted for his service in the War of the Polish Succession and other campaigns under Louis XV.
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B.
Mahanaryaman Scindia
Mahanaryaman Scindia is an Indian public figure and member of the Scindia royal-political family, known as the son of prominent politician Jyotiraditya Scindia.
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C.
Maurage
Maurage is a village in the Walloon region of Belgium, forming part of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut.
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D.
Foucher
Foucher is a French surname most notably borne by Adèle Foucher, the wife of writer Victor Hugo.
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E.
Marshal Saint-Arnaud
Marshal Saint-Arnaud was a 19th-century French Army officer and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine de Biran Target entity description: Maine de Biran was a French philosopher known for his introspective approach that emphasized inner experience and the will, marking a transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought.
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A.
Marshal d’Asfeld
Marshal d’Asfeld was a French military commander of the early 18th century, noted for his service in the War of the Polish Succession and other campaigns under Louis XV.
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B.
Mahanaryaman Scindia
Mahanaryaman Scindia is an Indian public figure and member of the Scindia royal-political family, known as the son of prominent politician Jyotiraditya Scindia.
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C.
Maurage
Maurage is a village in the Walloon region of Belgium, forming part of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut.
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D.
Foucher
Foucher is a French surname most notably borne by Adèle Foucher, the wife of writer Victor Hugo.
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E.
Marshal Saint-Arnaud
Marshal Saint-Arnaud was a 19th-century French Army officer and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthName | François-Pierre-Gonthier de Biran ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1766-11-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1824-07-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | de Biran ⓘ |
| givenName | François-Pierre-Gonthier ⓘ |
| influenced |
French spiritualist tradition
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Félix Ravaisson ⓘ Henri Bergson ⓘ Victor Cousin ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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John Locke ⓘ Étienne Bonnot de Condillac ⓘ |
| knownFor |
introspective method in philosophy
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transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| movement |
French spiritualism
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post-Kantian philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Maine de Biran ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between passive sensation and active effort
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philosophy of the will ⓘ primacy of inner experience ⓘ self as revealed in voluntary effort ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Essai sur les fondements de la psychologie
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Influence de l’habitude sur la faculté de penser ⓘ Nouveaux essais d’anthropologie ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
introspectionism
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spiritualism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bergerac
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Dordogne ⓘ France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the Chamber of Deputies of France
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member of the Corps législatif ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maine de Biran Description of subject: Maine de Biran was a French philosopher known for his introspective approach that emphasized inner experience and the will, marking a transition from Enlightenment empiricism to spiritualist thought.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.