Historical Ontology
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Historical Ontology is a philosophical work by Ian Hacking that explores how scientific kinds, concepts, and practices emerge and change over time through historically contingent processes.
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| Historical Ontology canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historical Ontology Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, Historical Ontology]
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Filosofía de la realidad histórica
Filosofía de la realidad histórica is a major philosophical work by Ignacio Ellacuría that develops a critical, liberation-oriented theory of historical reality and human praxis.
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Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
- 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: Historical Ontology Target entity description: Historical Ontology is a philosophical work by Ian Hacking that explores how scientific kinds, concepts, and practices emerge and change over time through historically contingent processes.
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A.
Filosofía de la realidad histórica
Filosofía de la realidad histórica is a major philosophical work by Ignacio Ellacuría that develops a critical, liberation-oriented theory of historical reality and human praxis.
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B.
Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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C.
Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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D.
Reason, Truth and History
Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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E.
Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers
"Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how mathematical entities, particularly numbers, can be understood and justified within a naturalistic and ontologically parsimonious framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
contingency versus inevitability of scientific kinds
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how categories affect the people classified ⓘ looping effects of human kinds ⓘ metaphysics of kinds in a historical key ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on natural kinds
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debates on scientific realism ⓘ debates on social construction ⓘ |
| explores |
historical conditions of possibility for kinds
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historically contingent processes in science ⓘ how concepts change historically ⓘ how scientific kinds emerge over time ⓘ interaction between classification and reality ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classification in the human sciences
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laboratory life and experimentation ⓘ scientific practices ⓘ |
| genre |
history of philosophy
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
historical contingency of scientific categories
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interaction between science and society ⓘ ontology as historically conditioned ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Michel Foucault
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historical epistemology tradition ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
concept formation
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construction of kinds ⓘ contingency in science ⓘ historical epistemology ⓘ historical ontology ⓘ historicity of scientific practices ⓘ philosophy of classification ⓘ scientific kinds ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
historical nominalism
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historical ontology ⓘ pragmatism about kinds ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mad Travelers
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Rewriting the Soul ⓘ The Social Construction of What? ⓘ |
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