Part III: The Theory of Prehensions
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"Part III: The Theory of Prehensions" is a major section of Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophical work *Process and Reality* that develops his key concept of “prehensions” as the basic units of experience and relational process in his metaphysical system.
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| Part III: The Theory of Prehensions canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Part III: The Theory of Prehensions Context triple: [Process and Reality, partTitle, Part III: The Theory of Prehensions]
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The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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B.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
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C.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
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E.
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
- 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: Part III: The Theory of Prehensions Target entity description: "Part III: The Theory of Prehensions" is a major section of Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophical work *Process and Reality* that develops his key concept of “prehensions” as the basic units of experience and relational process in his metaphysical system.
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A.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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B.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
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C.
Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
"Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects" is a section of Spinoza’s *Ethics* that analyzes how human emotions can enslave us and explores the path toward greater rational freedom.
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D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
-
E.
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text section ⓘ |
| author | Alfred North Whitehead ⓘ |
| centralConceptOf | prehension in Whitehead’s system ⓘ |
| centralToSystemOf | Whiteheadian process metaphysics ⓘ |
| clarifies |
the process of concrescence
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the role of relations in metaphysics ⓘ |
| concerns |
constitution of actual occasions
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ontological status of relations ⓘ structure of experience ⓘ |
| describes |
prehensions as basic units of experience
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prehensions as basic units of relational process ⓘ |
| developsConceptOf |
actual occasions
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conceptual prehension ⓘ feeling ⓘ integration of feelings ⓘ negative prehension ⓘ nexus ⓘ objective datum ⓘ physical prehension ⓘ positive prehension ⓘ prehension ⓘ subjective form ⓘ |
| explains |
how actual occasions prehend one another
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the internal constitution of actual entities ⓘ the relational structure of experience ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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process philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
actual entity
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conceptual feeling ⓘ negative prehension ⓘ nexus ⓘ objective datum ⓘ physical feeling ⓘ positive prehension ⓘ prehension ⓘ subjective form ⓘ |
| influences |
later analytic discussions of relations and events
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later process theology ⓘ |
| isMajorSectionOf | Process and Reality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | main body of Process and Reality ⓘ |
| mainConcept | prehension ⓘ |
| partOf | Process and Reality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
20th-century Anglo-American philosophy
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process metaphysics ⓘ |
| workTitle | Part III: The Theory of Prehensions ⓘ |
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Subject: Part III: The Theory of Prehensions Description of subject: "Part III: The Theory of Prehensions" is a major section of Alfred North Whitehead’s philosophical work *Process and Reality* that develops his key concept of “prehensions” as the basic units of experience and relational process in his metaphysical system.
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