Science and Method

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non-fiction book philosophical work

Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.

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Label	Occurrences
Science and Method canonical	2
La ciencia y sus métodos	1
Science et méthode	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1358659 — 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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Target entity: Science and Method
Context triple: [Henri Poincaré, notableWork, Science and Method]

A. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
B. History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
C. Science and the Modern World
Science and the Modern World is a seminal 1925 work of process philosophy in which Alfred North Whitehead analyzes the historical development and philosophical implications of modern science for our understanding of reality.
D. Science as a Vocation
Science as a Vocation is a seminal 1919 lecture-essay by sociologist Max Weber that examines the ethical, existential, and professional meaning of pursuing science in modern, rationalized society.
E. The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
The Rise of Scientific Philosophy is a 1951 book by philosopher Hans Reichenbach that presents and defends the principles of logical empiricism and the scientific approach to philosophy.
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: Science and Method
Target entity description: Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.

A. The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
B. History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
C. Science and the Modern World
Science and the Modern World is a seminal 1925 work of process philosophy in which Alfred North Whitehead analyzes the historical development and philosophical implications of modern science for our understanding of reality.
D. Science as a Vocation
Science as a Vocation is a seminal 1919 lecture-essay by sociologist Max Weber that examines the ethical, existential, and professional meaning of pursuing science in modern, rationalized society.
E. The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
The Rise of Scientific Philosophy is a 1951 book by philosopher Hans Reichenbach that presents and defends the principles of logical empiricism and the scientific approach to philosophy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ
author	Henri Poincaré ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
genre	epistemology ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ
hasPart	essays on geometry ⓘ essays on mathematical invention ⓘ essays on probability ⓘ essays on scientific method ⓘ
influenced	20th-century philosophy of science ⓘ conventionalist approaches in philosophy ⓘ discussions on the nature of scientific theories ⓘ philosophy of mathematics debates on intuition ⓘ
influencedBy	19th-century mathematics ⓘ classical mechanics ⓘ earlier works of Henri Poincaré ⓘ
mainSubject	conventionalism ⓘ foundations of mathematics ⓘ foundations of science ⓘ geometry and physical space ⓘ hypothesis formation ⓘ logic of scientific inquiry ⓘ mathematical invention ⓘ mathematical reasoning ⓘ probability and induction ⓘ role of experiment in science ⓘ role of intuition in science ⓘ scientific creativity ⓘ scientific method ⓘ structure of scientific theories ⓘ
notableIdea	analysis of the role of simplicity in science ⓘ distinction between empirical facts and conventions ⓘ emphasis on creativity in mathematical discovery ⓘ view of geometry as partly conventional ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
originalTitle	Science et méthode ⓘ linked to: Science and Method
philosophicalStance	conventionalism about scientific principles ⓘ critical examination of empiricism ⓘ critical examination of rationalism ⓘ fallibilism about scientific knowledge ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	French philosophy of science ⓘ early 20th-century epistemology ⓘ
publicationYear	1908 ⓘ
relatedWork	Science and Hypothesis ⓘ The Value of Science ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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Henri Poincaré → notableWork → Science and Method ⓘ

Science and Hypothesis → relatedWork → Science and Method ⓘ

Science and Method → originalTitle → Science et méthode ⓘ

linked to: Science and Method

Gregorio Klimovsky → notableWork → La ciencia y sus métodos ⓘ