Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)
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Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) is Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s foundational philosophical work that systematically develops a transcendental idealist account of the self and its role in constituting knowledge and reality.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wissenschaftslehre | 4 |
| Foundations of the Entire Science of Knowledge | 3 |
| Foundations of the Entire Wissenschaftslehre | 3 |
| Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T124995 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) Context triple: [German idealism, notableWork, Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)]
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A.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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D.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
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Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
- 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: Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) Target entity description: Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) is Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s foundational philosophical work that systematically develops a transcendental idealist account of the self and its role in constituting knowledge and reality.
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A.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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B.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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C.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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D.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical work that revolutionized modern thought by examining the limits and capacities of human reason.
-
E.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical work
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transcendental idealist work ⓘ treatise ⓘ work of German idealism ⓘ |
| aim |
to derive the structure of experience from the activity of the I
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to provide a systematic foundation for all knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
foundationalism in philosophy
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freedom ⓘ non-I (das Nicht-Ich) ⓘ practical reason ⓘ self-positing I ⓘ the I (das Ich) ⓘ transcendental subjectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
practical part
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theoretical part ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 18th-century German philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century continental philosophy
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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ⓘ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
existentialism ⓘ later German idealism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Critique of Pure Reason
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
the active nature of the subject
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the grounding of objectivity in subjectivity ⓘ the primacy of practical reason ⓘ the systematic derivation of categories from the I ⓘ the unity of theoretical and practical philosophy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
the conditions of possibility of experience
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the constitution of knowledge ⓘ the constitution of reality ⓘ the self ⓘ |
| movement | post-Kantian philosophy ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Wissenschaftslehre
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linked to:
Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)
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| philosophicalClaim |
reality is constituted in relation to the activity of the I
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the I posits a not-I as limit and opposition ⓘ the I posits itself absolutely ⓘ the self is the ground of the possibility of knowledge ⓘ theoretical and practical reason are unified in the activity of the I ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism
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transcendental idealism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | transcendental philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Foundations of the Entire Science of Knowledge
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linked to:
Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)
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Subject: Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) Description of subject: Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre) is Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s foundational philosophical work that systematically develops a transcendental idealist account of the self and its role in constituting knowledge and reality.
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Science of Knowledge (Wissenschaftslehre)
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doctrine of the I (Ich-Lehre)
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