Die Entdeckung des Geistes
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Die Entdeckung des Geistes is a seminal philosophical and philological study that traces the emergence of Western concepts of mind, self, and rationality in ancient Greek literature and thought.
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| Die Entdeckung des Geistes canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die Entdeckung des Geistes Context triple: [Bruno Snell, notableWork, Die Entdeckung des Geistes]
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The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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B.
The Law of Mind
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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C.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
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D.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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E.
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.
- 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: Die Entdeckung des Geistes Target entity description: Die Entdeckung des Geistes is a seminal philosophical and philological study that traces the emergence of Western concepts of mind, self, and rationality in ancient Greek literature and thought.
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A.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
-
B.
The Law of Mind
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.
-
C.
A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
"A Mind with a Heart of Its Own" is a rock song by Tom Petty from his acclaimed 1989 solo album Full Moon Fever.
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D.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classics
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philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Aristotle
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Greek tragedy ⓘ Homeric epics ⓘ Plato ⓘ archaic Greek poetry ⓘ classical Greek literature ⓘ pre-Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| approach | comparative analysis of language and concepts ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Snell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| examines |
Greek concepts of logos
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Greek concepts of nous ⓘ Greek concepts of psyche ⓘ transition from myth to rational thought ⓘ |
| field |
classical philology
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intellectual history ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of self-consciousness in Greek thought
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emergence of Western concepts of mind ⓘ formation of rationality in Greek culture ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | English translation The Discovery of the Mind ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century classical scholarship
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research on the origins of European rationality ⓘ studies of Greek anthropology ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ancient Greek literature
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concept of mind ⓘ concept of self ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ rationality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| publisher | Felix Meiner Verlag ⓘ |
| structure | series of historical-philological studies ⓘ |
| subtitle | Studien zur Entstehung des europäischen Denkens bei den Griechen ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
archaic Greece
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linked to:
Archaic Greece
classical Greece ⓘ |
| title | Die Entdeckung des Geistes ⓘ |
| translatedAs | The Discovery of the Mind ⓘ |
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