The Analysis of Sensations

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book philosophical treatise scientific treatise

The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.

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Label	Occurrences
Traité des sensations	4
The Analysis of Sensations canonical	2
Die Analyse der Empfindungen	1
elements of sensation	1

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Target entity: The Analysis of Sensations
Context triple: [Ernst Mach, notableWork, The Analysis of Sensations]

A. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
B. Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
C. Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
D. Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
E. The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Analysis of Sensations
Target entity description: The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.

A. Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
B. Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
C. Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
D. Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
E. The Principles of Psychology
The Principles of Psychology is an influential 19th-century work by Herbert Spencer that applies evolutionary theory to explain mental processes and the development of the mind.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ
addressesConcept	causality ⓘ self ⓘ space ⓘ time ⓘ
author	Ernst Mach ⓘ
centralClaim	knowledge is grounded in immediate experience ⓘ metaphysical entities beyond experience should be rejected ⓘ physical objects are complexes of sensations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Austria-Hungary ⓘ linked to: Austro-Hungarian Empire
field	philosophy ⓘ physics ⓘ psychology ⓘ
genre	empiricism ⓘ epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ
influenced	Bertrand Russell ⓘ Moritz Schlick ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ Vienna Circle ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ philosophy of science in the 20th century ⓘ
influencedBy	David Hume ⓘ George Berkeley ⓘ positivist traditions ⓘ
mainTopic	empiricism ⓘ experience ⓘ perception ⓘ phenomenalism ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ
methodologicalApproach	phenomenological description ⓘ psychophysical analysis ⓘ
notableConcept	economy of thought ⓘ elements of sensation ⓘ linked to: The Analysis of Sensations
opposes	metaphysical realism ⓘ substance metaphysics ⓘ
originalLanguage	German ⓘ
originalTitle	Die Analyse der Empfindungen ⓘ linked to: The Analysis of Sensations
philosophicalStance	anti-metaphysical ⓘ empiricist ⓘ positivist ⓘ
publicationYear	1886 ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor	The Science of Mechanics ⓘ
viewOnSelf	the self is a relatively stable complex of sensations ⓘ
viewOnSpace	space is constructed from relations among sensations ⓘ
viewOnTime	time is derived from the order of sensations ⓘ

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