The Law of Mind
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The Law of Mind is an 1892 philosophical essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that develops his theory of mind as a continuum governed by laws of habit-taking and continuity, central to his pragmatist and semiotic thought.
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| The Law of Mind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law of Mind Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, notableWork, The Law of Mind]
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A.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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C.
A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
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D.
Laws of the Knowable
Laws of the Knowable is a foundational section of Ray Dalio’s “First Principles” framework that outlines the key rules and patterns governing how reality works so they can be reliably understood and applied.
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E.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
- 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 Law of Mind Target entity description: The Law of Mind is an 1892 philosophical essay by Charles Sanders Peirce that develops his theory of mind as a continuum governed by laws of habit-taking and continuity, central to his pragmatist and semiotic thought.
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A.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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B.
Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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C.
A Mind at Peace
A Mind at Peace is a seminal Turkish modernist novel by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar that explores love, memory, and the tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century Istanbul.
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D.
Laws of the Knowable
Laws of the Knowable is a foundational section of Ray Dalio’s “First Principles” framework that outlines the key rules and patterns governing how reality works so they can be reliably understood and applied.
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E.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| asserts |
continuity is a fundamental metaphysical principle
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generality grows through habit ⓘ laws of mind are laws of habit-taking ⓘ mental events are governed by laws of association ⓘ mind is fundamentally continuous ⓘ |
| author | Charles Sanders Peirce ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
association of ideas
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doctrine of continuity ⓘ evolutionary cosmology ⓘ feeling as fundamental mode of consciousness ⓘ generalization ⓘ law of habit-taking ⓘ mind as continuum ⓘ objective idealism ⓘ synechism ⓘ |
| connectedToConcept | Peirce's categories of Firstness, Secondness, Thirdness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| developsTheoryOf |
continuity of consciousness
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growth of general ideas ⓘ law-governed mental processes ⓘ mental habits ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| genre | academic article ⓘ |
| influenced |
later pragmatist philosophy
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philosophy of mind ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
continuity of mind
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habit-taking ⓘ laws of mind ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peirce's metaphysical writings
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Peirce's pragmatist philosophy ⓘ Peirce's semiotic project ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
pragmaticism
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pragmatism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Evolutionary Love
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How to Make Our Ideas Clear ⓘ The Architecture of Theories ⓘ The Fixation of Belief ⓘ |
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