Substance and Function
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"Substance and Function" is a 1910 philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the shift from substance-based to function-based concepts in modern science and knowledge.
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| Substance and Function canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Substance and Function Context triple: [Ernst Cassirer, notableWork, Substance and Function]
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Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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B.
The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
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C.
Principle and Foundation
Principle and Foundation is the opening section of Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that lays out the fundamental purpose of human life and the proper ordering of all created things in relation to God.
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D.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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E.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
- 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: Substance and Function Target entity description: "Substance and Function" is a 1910 philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the shift from substance-based to function-based concepts in modern science and knowledge.
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A.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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B.
The "Mental" and the "Physical"
"The 'Mental' and the 'Physical'" is a seminal philosophical work by Herbert Feigl that defends a scientific realist and identity-theoretic account of the relationship between mind and body.
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C.
Principle and Foundation
Principle and Foundation is the opening section of Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that lays out the fundamental purpose of human life and the proper ordering of all created things in relation to God.
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D.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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E.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
conditions of objective knowledge
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relationship between logic and science ⓘ |
| analyzes |
modern scientific concepts
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structure of scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism
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linked to:
Marburg School
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| author | Ernst Cassirer ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
knowledge is structured by relations and functions rather than by fixed substances
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modern science replaces substance-based concepts with function-based concepts ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
development of functional concepts in epistemology
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structural conception of objectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| examines |
logical concept formation
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mathematical concept formation ⓘ role of relations in knowledge ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
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logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | transition from substance concepts to function concepts ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Substance and Function and Einstein’s Theory of Relativity ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
German philosophy
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analytic philosophy of science ⓘ structuralism in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of function concepts in mathematics
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analysis of substance concepts in classical metaphysics ⓘ discussion of concept formation in natural science ⓘ discussion of logical and relational structures ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of science
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later works of Ernst Cassirer ⓘ structuralist conceptions of science ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Ernst Cassirer ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
concept formation in science
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Substanzbegriff und Funktionsbegriff ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neo-Kantianism ⓘ |
| precedes | The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bruno Cassirer ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Immanuel Kant’s theory of knowledge
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philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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