La Notion de Conscience
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"La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Notion de Conscience Context triple: [Essays in Radical Empiricism, hasEssay, La Notion de Conscience]
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A.
De l'esprit
De l'esprit is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Claude Adrien Helvétius that argues human behavior and morality are shaped primarily by sensation, self-interest, and social conditions.
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Études sur la nature humaine
Études sur la nature humaine is a philosophical and scientific work by immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in which he explores human nature, aging, and the possibility of prolonging life.
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C.
Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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D.
Études philosophiques
Études philosophiques is a section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together his more overtly philosophical and metaphysical novels and tales.
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Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
- 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: La Notion de Conscience Target entity description: "La Notion de Conscience" is an essay by philosopher and psychologist William James that explores the nature and role of consciousness within his framework of radical empiricism.
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A.
De l'esprit
De l'esprit is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Claude Adrien Helvétius that argues human behavior and morality are shaped primarily by sensation, self-interest, and social conditions.
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B.
Études sur la nature humaine
Études sur la nature humaine is a philosophical and scientific work by immunologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in which he explores human nature, aging, and the possibility of prolonging life.
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C.
Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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D.
Études philosophiques
Études philosophiques is a section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together his more overtly philosophical and metaphysical novels and tales.
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E.
Pathologies of Reason
Pathologies of Reason is a philosophical work by Axel Honneth that critically examines how forms of social domination and misrecognition distort rationality and undermine the conditions for mutual recognition in modern societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
conceptual analysis of consciousness
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epistemological role of consciousness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
William James’s theory of experience
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| author | William James ⓘ |
| concerns |
analysis of mental life
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philosophical psychology ⓘ structure of experience ⓘ |
| discusses |
immediate experience
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pure experience ⓘ relation between subject and object in experience ⓘ |
| explores |
nature of consciousness
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role of consciousness in experience ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of mind
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psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | status of consciousness in radical empiricism ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical essay
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psychological essay ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
continuity of conscious life
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experience as primary datum ⓘ rejection of substance-based view of mind ⓘ relation between consciousness and reality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American pragmatism
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William James’s psychological research ⓘ empiricist tradition in philosophy ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
consciousness
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radical empiricism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of radical empiricism to consciousness
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integration of psychology and philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-dualism
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empiricism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionExpressed |
consciousness is a function of relations within experience
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experience is more fundamental than the distinction between subject and object ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
How does consciousness relate to experience?
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What is the ontological status of consciousness? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
pragmatism
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radical empiricism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Does Consciousness Exist?
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Essays in Radical Empiricism ⓘ The Principles of Psychology ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Notion of Consciousness ⓘ |
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