Mind and the World-Order
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Mind and the World-Order is a 1929 work of analytic philosophy by Clarence Irving Lewis that develops his influential theory of conceptual pragmatism and the role of mind in structuring experience and knowledge.
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| Mind and the World-Order canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mind and the World-Order Context triple: [Clarence Irving Lewis, notableWork, Mind and the World-Order]
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The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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C.
Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
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D.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
- 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: Mind and the World-Order Target entity description: Mind and the World-Order is a 1929 work of analytic philosophy by Clarence Irving Lewis that develops his influential theory of conceptual pragmatism and the role of mind in structuring experience and knowledge.
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A.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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C.
Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
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D.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
-
E.
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is Ernst Cassirer’s major three-volume work that develops a neo-Kantian theory of human culture through the analysis of symbolic systems such as language, myth, art, and science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
conditions of meaningfulness and verification
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nature of empirical knowledge ⓘ relation between mind and world ⓘ |
| author |
C. I. Lewis
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Clarence Irving Lewis ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
concepts are pragmatic instruments for organizing experience
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the a priori is grounded in conceptual frameworks rather than in metaphysical necessity ⓘ the mind plays an active role in structuring experience and knowledge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublishedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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epistemology literature ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
conceptual pragmatism
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criteria of significance ⓘ framework-relative necessity ⓘ pragmatic a priori ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
foundational text in analytic epistemology
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major work in American pragmatism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic epistemology
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Nelson Goodman ⓘ Roderick Chisholm ⓘ Wilfrid Sellars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American pragmatism
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linked to:
pragmatism
Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ John Dewey ⓘ William James ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
a priori knowledge
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concept formation ⓘ conceptual pragmatism ⓘ meaning and verification ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ structure of experience ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | pragmatism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
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