How to Make Our Ideas Clear
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"How to Make Our Ideas Clear" is an influential 1878 philosophical essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that introduces his pragmatic maxim and explores how clarity of thought is achieved through practical consequences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How to Make Our Ideas Clear canonical | 7 |
| "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Make Our Ideas Clear Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, notableWork, How to Make Our Ideas Clear]
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
How We Think
How We Think is a foundational philosophical and educational work by John Dewey that analyzes the nature of reflective thought and its role in effective learning and problem-solving.
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C.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
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D.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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E.
Adventures of Ideas
Adventures of Ideas is a philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that explores the historical development and interplay of ideas shaping civilization, culture, and human experience.
- 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: How to Make Our Ideas Clear Target entity description: "How to Make Our Ideas Clear" is an influential 1878 philosophical essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that introduces his pragmatic maxim and explores how clarity of thought is achieved through practical consequences.
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A.
How to Do Things with Words
How to Do Things with Words is a foundational work in 20th-century philosophy of language by J. L. Austin that introduced speech act theory and transformed understandings of how language functions in practice.
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B.
How We Think
How We Think is a foundational philosophical and educational work by John Dewey that analyzes the nature of reflective thought and its role in effective learning and problem-solving.
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C.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
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D.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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E.
Adventures of Ideas
Adventures of Ideas is a philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that explores the historical development and interplay of ideas shaping civilization, culture, and human experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between clear and obscure ideas
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distinction between distinct and confused ideas ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a method for achieving conceptual clarity ⓘ |
| author | Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
Cartesian intuitionism
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appeal to self-evidence in philosophy ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| follows | The Fixation of Belief ⓘ |
| genre | pragmatist philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote |
"Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have."
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"Our idea of anything is our idea of its sensible effects." ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-Cartesianism
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fallibilism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a foundational text of pragmatism
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widely anthologized in philosophy collections ⓘ |
| hasStructure | essay ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
American pragmatism
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linked to:
pragmatism
John Dewey ⓘ William James ⓘ analytic philosophy of language ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ pragmatic theory of meaning ⓘ verificationist theories of meaning ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
clarity through practical consequences
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pragmatic maxim ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
clarity of ideas
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method of inquiry ⓘ pragmatic maxim ⓘ theory of meaning ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Illustrations of the Logic of Science ⓘ |
| proposes | that the meaning of a concept lies in its conceivable practical effects ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Popular Science Monthly ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pragmatism (William James)
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The Fixation of Belief ⓘ |
| supports | scientific method of inquiry ⓘ |
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