Wesenslogik
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Wesenslogik is the German title of Hegel’s “Doctrine of Essence,” the central middle section of his *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the structures underlying being.
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| Wesenslogik canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wesenslogik Context triple: [Doctrine of Essence, originalTitle, Wesenslogik]
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De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
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Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
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De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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Analytik des Erhabenen
Analytik des Erhabenen ist der Teil von Immanuel Kants „Kritik der Urteilskraft“, in dem er systematisch das Gefühl des Erhabenen und seine Bedeutung für Vernunft, Freiheit und ästhetisches Urteil untersucht.
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Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wesenslogik Target entity description: Wesenslogik is the German title of Hegel’s “Doctrine of Essence,” the central middle section of his *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the structures underlying being.
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A.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
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B.
Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
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C.
De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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D.
Analytik des Erhabenen
Analytik des Erhabenen ist der Teil von Immanuel Kants „Kritik der Urteilskraft“, in dem er systematisch das Gefühl des Erhabenen und seine Bedeutung für Vernunft, Freiheit und ästhetisches Urteil untersucht.
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E.
Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
part of a logic treatise
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philosophical work section ⓘ |
| analyzes |
actuality
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appearance ⓘ essence ⓘ ground ⓘ reflection ⓘ the structures underlying being ⓘ |
| author |
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
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| centralTheme |
appearance and reality
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mediation and reflection ⓘ transition from being to essence ⓘ |
| discipline |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| followsSection | Seinslogik ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
actuality and possibility
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appearance (Erscheinung) ⓘ contradiction ⓘ essence (Wesen) ⓘ form and content ⓘ ground and grounded ⓘ identity and difference ⓘ necessity and contingency ⓘ reflection (Reflexion) ⓘ substance and causality ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Lehre vom Wesen ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman | Wesenslogik ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th‑century continental philosophy
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Marxist dialectics ⓘ critical theory ⓘ later Hegelian metaphysics ⓘ |
| isConcernedWith |
the logical structure of reality
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the relation of essence to appearance ⓘ the relation of essence to being ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
Hegel’s Science of Logic
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linked to:
Wissenschaft der Logik
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| isStudiedIn | advanced courses on Hegel’s logic ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | Doctrine of Essence ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| partOf |
Science of Logic
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Wissenschaft der Logik ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Hegelianism
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linked to:
Hegelian idealism
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| philosophicalTradition |
German Idealism
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linked to:
German idealism
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| positionInWork | middle section ⓘ |
| precedesSection | Begriffslogik ⓘ |
| workContainedIn |
first edition of Science of Logic (1812–1816)
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second edition of Science of Logic (1831) ⓘ |
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