Knowledge and Error
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"Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Knowledge and Error canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T756179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Knowledge and Error Context triple: [Ernst Mach, notableWork, Knowledge and Error]
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A.
Logic and Knowledge
Logic and Knowledge is a collection of philosophical and logical essays by Bertrand Russell that includes influential papers on language, logic, and epistemology.
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B.
Usable Knowledge
Usable Knowledge is an online resource from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that translates education research into practical insights and tools for educators, policymakers, and the public.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion"
"Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" is a chapter in Bertrand Russell's philosophical work The Problems of Philosophy that examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, the possibility of error, and the role of probability in our beliefs.
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E.
Knowing Too Much
"Knowing Too Much" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that critiques American Jewish support for Israel and examines shifting U.S. public opinion on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
- 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: Knowledge and Error Target entity description: "Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
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A.
Logic and Knowledge
Logic and Knowledge is a collection of philosophical and logical essays by Bertrand Russell that includes influential papers on language, logic, and epistemology.
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B.
Usable Knowledge
Usable Knowledge is an online resource from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that translates education research into practical insights and tools for educators, policymakers, and the public.
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C.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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D.
chapter "Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion"
"Knowledge, Error, and Probable Opinion" is a chapter in Bertrand Russell's philosophical work The Problems of Philosophy that examines the nature and limits of human knowledge, the possibility of error, and the role of probability in our beliefs.
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E.
Knowing Too Much
"Knowing Too Much" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that critiques American Jewish support for Israel and examines shifting U.S. public opinion on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Ernst Mach ⓘ |
| concerns |
criteria for scientific knowledge
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evolution of scientific concepts ⓘ methods of scientific inquiry ⓘ sources of cognitive error ⓘ |
| critiques |
absolute notions in science
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
economy of thought
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empirical science ⓘ psychological analysis of knowledge ⓘ |
| examines |
fallibility of scientific theories
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formation of scientific concepts ⓘ nature of human knowledge ⓘ psychological basis of cognition ⓘ relationship between sensation and concepts ⓘ role of error in scientific progress ⓘ role of experience in knowledge ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
biological adaptation of knowledge
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economy of scientific description ⓘ functional role of concepts ⓘ pragmatic evaluation of theories ⓘ provisional character of scientific laws ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective |
empirio-criticism
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positivism ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of science
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Vienna Circle ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ernst Mach's work in physics
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empirical science ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
development of knowledge
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empiricism ⓘ epistemology ⓘ error ⓘ limits of knowledge ⓘ perception ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ psychology of knowledge ⓘ scientific method ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
empiricism
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scientific philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Analysis of Sensations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Knowledge and Error Description of subject: "Knowledge and Error" is a philosophical work by Ernst Mach that examines the nature, limits, and development of human knowledge through the lens of empirical science and psychology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.