Concluding Unscientific Postscript
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Concluding Unscientific Postscript is a major philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard (under the pseudonym Johannes Climacus) that critiques systematic philosophy and emphasizes subjective truth and individual faith.
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| Concluding Unscientific Postscript canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Concluding Unscientific Postscript Context triple: [Practice in Christianity, relatedWorkByAuthor, Concluding Unscientific Postscript]
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A.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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B.
Illustrations of the Logic of Science
Illustrations of the Logic of Science is a series of influential essays by Charles Sanders Peirce that helped lay the foundations of modern logic, scientific methodology, and pragmatism.
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C.
The New Science
The New Science is Giambattista Vico’s seminal 18th-century philosophical work that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays early foundations for the modern human and social sciences.
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D.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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E.
The Warfare of Science
The Warfare of Science is a seminal 19th-century work by Andrew Dickson White that argues for the historical conflict between scientific progress and religious dogma.
- 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: Concluding Unscientific Postscript Target entity description: Concluding Unscientific Postscript is a major philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard (under the pseudonym Johannes Climacus) that critiques systematic philosophy and emphasizes subjective truth and individual faith.
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A.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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B.
Illustrations of the Logic of Science
Illustrations of the Logic of Science is a series of influential essays by Charles Sanders Peirce that helped lay the foundations of modern logic, scientific methodology, and pragmatism.
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C.
The New Science
The New Science is Giambattista Vico’s seminal 18th-century philosophical work that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays early foundations for the modern human and social sciences.
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D.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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E.
The Warfare of Science
The Warfare of Science is a seminal 19th-century work by Andrew Dickson White that argues for the historical conflict between scientific progress and religious dogma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Johannes Climacus ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
How can an individual become a Christian?
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What is the nature of subjective truth? ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Hegelian philosophy
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linked to:
Hegelian idealism
systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
existential decision
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individual inwardness ⓘ leap of faith ⓘ |
| follows | Philosophical Fragments ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Concluding Unscientific Postscript to Philosophical Fragments
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linked to:
Philosophical Fragments
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| genre |
Christian philosophy
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existential philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century theology
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Karl Barth ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ existentialism ⓘ existentialist theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
absolute paradox
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indirect communication ⓘ offense of Christianity ⓘ truth is subjectivity ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of systematic philosophy
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individual faith ⓘ paradox of Christianity ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ subjective truth ⓘ |
| method |
indirect communication
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pseudonymous authorship ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift til de philosophiske Smuler
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linked to:
Philosophiske Smuler
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| philosophicalMovement | proto-existentialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
critique of Hegelianism
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emphasis on subjectivity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor | Johannes Climacus ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| publisher | C.A. Reitzel ⓘ |
| realAuthor | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Philosophical Fragments ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| setsItselfAgainst | objective speculative philosophy ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Concluding Unscientific Postscript ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume work in original edition ⓘ |
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