The Blue Book
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The Blue Book is a set of philosophical notes by Ludwig Wittgenstein that significantly influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language and mind.
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| The Blue Book canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2653155 — 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: The Blue Book Context triple: [The Blue and Brown Books, composedOf, The Blue Book]
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The Yellow Book
The Yellow Book was a late 19th-century British literary and artistic periodical famed for its decadent, avant-garde aesthetic and association with the Aesthetic and Decadent movements.
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Book of Honor
The Book of Honor is a classified CIA volume that records the names and stories of agency officers who died in the line of duty, including those whose identities remain secret.
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C.
The Hill
The Hill is a famous public vantage point overlooking Epsom Downs Racecourse, known for offering free, expansive views of major horse racing events like The Derby.
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The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
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King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
- 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: The Blue Book Target entity description: The Blue Book is a set of philosophical notes by Ludwig Wittgenstein that significantly influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language and mind.
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A.
The Yellow Book
The Yellow Book was a late 19th-century British literary and artistic periodical famed for its decadent, avant-garde aesthetic and association with the Aesthetic and Decadent movements.
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B.
Book of Honor
The Book of Honor is a classified CIA volume that records the names and stories of agency officers who died in the line of duty, including those whose identities remain secret.
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C.
The Hill
The Hill is a famous public vantage point overlooking Epsom Downs Racecourse, known for offering free, expansive views of major horse racing events like The Derby.
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D.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
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E.
King’s Book
King’s Book is a mid-16th-century English doctrinal manual, officially titled *The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man*, that set out Henry VIII’s authoritative statement of faith for the Church of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical work
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set of lecture notes ⓘ |
| author | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| concerns |
analysis of psychological concepts
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critique of introspectionist psychology ⓘ meaning of words ⓘ mental images ⓘ rules and rule-following ⓘ understanding ⓘ use theory of meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| follows | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ |
| genre |
lecture notes
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philosophical notes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
philosophical remarks on meaning
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philosophical remarks on mental processes ⓘ philosophical remarks on understanding ⓘ |
| inCollectionWith | The Brown Book ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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later work of Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ ordinary language philosophy in Oxford ⓘ philosophy of language in the 20th century ⓘ philosophy of mind in the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainDiscipline |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
analysis of the idea of a mental image
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critique of mentalistic explanations of understanding ⓘ meaning as use ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | Wittgenstein's middle period ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
therapeutic approach to philosophy
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use of examples from everyday language ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | later Wittgensteinian philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes | Philosophical Investigations ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Philosophical Investigations
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The Brown Book ⓘ Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ⓘ |
| titleColorReference | blue cover ⓘ |
| topic |
language and thought
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meaning and use ⓘ philosophical method ⓘ private experiences ⓘ |
| usedAs | teaching material for Wittgenstein's students ⓘ |
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Subject: The Blue Book Description of subject: The Blue Book is a set of philosophical notes by Ludwig Wittgenstein that significantly influenced 20th-century analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language and mind.
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