chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion"
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"Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" is a chapter in Bertrand Russell's philosophical work The Problems of Philosophy that examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, the possibility of error, and the role of probability in our beliefs.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" Context triple: [The Problems of Philosophy, hasPart, chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion"]
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A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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B.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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C.
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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D.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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E.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
- 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: chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" Target entity description: "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" is a chapter in Bertrand Russell's philosophical work The Problems of Philosophy that examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, the possibility of error, and the role of probability in our beliefs.
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A.
A Treatise on Probability
A Treatise on Probability is John Maynard Keynes’s influential 1921 work that develops a logical and philosophical theory of probability, challenging classical and frequency-based interpretations.
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B.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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C.
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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D.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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E.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze the possibility of error in human cognition
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clarify what can be known with certainty ⓘ distinguish knowledge from probable opinion ⓘ |
| author | Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions under which beliefs count as knowledge
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epistemic limits of human cognition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
criteria for knowledge
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degrees of belief ⓘ distinction between knowledge and opinion ⓘ epistemic justification ⓘ fallibility of human beliefs ⓘ probable knowledge ⓘ relation between truth and belief ⓘ role of evidence in belief ⓘ skepticism about certainty ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Bertrand Russell as epistemologist ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose exposition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | introductory epistemology education ⓘ |
| includedIn | early 20th-century epistemology canon ⓘ |
| isChapterOf | a work first published in 1912 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
certainty and uncertainty
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justification of belief ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ nature of knowledge ⓘ possibility of error in belief ⓘ probability in epistemology ⓘ probable opinion ⓘ |
| partOf |
"The Problems of Philosophy"
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linked to:
The Problems of Philosophy
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| philosophicalDiscipline | theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDiscussed |
fallibilism
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probabilism in belief ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
"The Problems of Philosophy"
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linked to:
The Problems of Philosophy
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| targetAudience |
general educated readers
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| workIn | analytic philosophy tradition ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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