Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics
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"Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics" is a philosophical book that introduces and critically examines central issues and debates in contemporary metaphysics, such as existence, identity, time, and modality.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics Context triple: [Robin Le Poidevin, notableWork, Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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Being and Some Philosophers
Being and Some Philosophers is a seminal philosophical study by Étienne Gilson that traces the historical development and interpretations of the concept of being from ancient to modern thought.
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An Essay on Metaphysics
An Essay on Metaphysics is a 1940 philosophical work that explores the nature of metaphysical inquiry, historical understanding, and the role of absolute presuppositions in human thought.
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Neue Wege der Ontologie
Neue Wege der Ontologie is a major philosophical work by Nicolai Hartmann that develops his influential realist and stratified theory of being.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics Target entity description: "Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics" is a philosophical book that introduces and critically examines central issues and debates in contemporary metaphysics, such as existence, identity, time, and modality.
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
Introduction to Metaphysics
Introduction to Metaphysics is a 1935 lecture course by German philosopher Martin Heidegger that probes the fundamental question of the meaning of Being and critiques the metaphysical foundations of Western thought.
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C.
Being and Some Philosophers
Being and Some Philosophers is a seminal philosophical study by Étienne Gilson that traces the historical development and interpretations of the concept of being from ancient to modern thought.
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D.
An Essay on Metaphysics
An Essay on Metaphysics is a 1940 philosophical work that explores the nature of metaphysical inquiry, historical understanding, and the role of absolute presuppositions in human thought.
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E.
Neue Wege der Ontologie
Neue Wege der Ontologie is a major philosophical work by Nicolai Hartmann that develops his influential realist and stratified theory of being.
- F. None of above. chosen
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