On Philosophy and Its Method
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"On Philosophy and Its Method" is a section of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophical work that outlines his views on the nature, scope, and proper procedure of philosophical inquiry.
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| On Philosophy and Its Method canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Philosophy and Its Method Context triple: [Parerga and Paralipomena, notableSection, On Philosophy and Its Method]
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A.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
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B.
Philosophical Papers, Volume II
Philosophical Papers, Volume II is a collection of influential essays by David Lewis that develops his views on metaphysics, philosophy of language, and mind.
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C.
Philosophical Papers, Volume I
Philosophical Papers, Volume I is a collection of influential essays by philosopher David Lewis that helped shape contemporary analytic metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.
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D.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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E.
Lectures on the History of Philosophy
Lectures on the History of Philosophy is a series of influential lectures by G. W. F. Hegel that systematically traces the development of Western philosophical thought from ancient to modern times.
- 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: On Philosophy and Its Method Target entity description: "On Philosophy and Its Method" is a section of Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophical work that outlines his views on the nature, scope, and proper procedure of philosophical inquiry.
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A.
Convention: A Philosophical Study
Convention: A Philosophical Study is a landmark 1969 book by philosopher David Lewis that develops a formal account of social conventions using tools from game theory and modal logic.
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B.
Philosophical Papers, Volume II
Philosophical Papers, Volume II is a collection of influential essays by David Lewis that develops his views on metaphysics, philosophy of language, and mind.
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C.
Philosophical Papers, Volume I
Philosophical Papers, Volume I is a collection of influential essays by philosopher David Lewis that helped shape contemporary analytic metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.
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D.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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E.
Lectures on the History of Philosophy
Lectures on the History of Philosophy is a series of influential lectures by G. W. F. Hegel that systematically traces the development of Western philosophical thought from ancient to modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical text section
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work by Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying what philosophy can and cannot do
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defining the task of the philosopher ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| clarifies | methodological foundations of Schopenhauer’s philosophy ⓘ |
| contextOf | Schopenhauer’s overall system of will and representation ⓘ |
| criticizes |
dogmatic metaphysics
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purely logical constructions detached from experience ⓘ |
| describes |
limits of philosophical knowledge
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proper method of doing philosophy ⓘ relation between philosophy and experience ⓘ relation between philosophy and science ⓘ |
| discusses |
difference between philosophy and natural science
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limits of rational explanation ⓘ methodological rigor in philosophy ⓘ relation between representation and reality ⓘ role of will in philosophical understanding ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
critical examination of presuppositions
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importance of direct experience ⓘ primacy of intuition over abstract concepts ⓘ systematic reflection ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
metaphysical voluntarism
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pessimistic worldview ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-rationalist tendency
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emphasis on will as thing-in-itself ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German idealism
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ classical metaphysics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
professional philosophers
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
nature of philosophy
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philosophical method ⓘ philosophy ⓘ procedure of philosophical inquiry ⓘ scope of philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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metaphilosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
19th-century philosophy
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German philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Parerga and Paralipomena
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The World as Will and Representation ⓘ |
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