Grammar of Assent
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Grammar of Assent is a philosophical and theological work by John Henry Newman that explores how individuals come to hold religious beliefs with certainty despite limited logical proof.
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| Grammar of Assent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grammar of Assent Context triple: [John Henry Newman, notableWork, Grammar of Assent]
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A.
General and Rational Grammar
General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
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B.
On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
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C.
The Way to Language
"The Way to Language" is a philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger that explores the nature of language as the medium through which being and thought are disclosed.
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D.
Words and Rules
Words and Rules is a book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores how the human mind processes language, particularly the interplay between memorized words and grammatical rules.
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E.
The Prison-House of Language
The Prison-House of Language is a critical study by Fredric Jameson that examines structuralism and post-structuralism, exploring how language systems constrain thought and interpretation in modern literary theory.
- 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: Grammar of Assent Target entity description: Grammar of Assent is a philosophical and theological work by John Henry Newman that explores how individuals come to hold religious beliefs with certainty despite limited logical proof.
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A.
General and Rational Grammar
General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
-
B.
On Language
On Language is a popular collection of William Safire’s witty and insightful columns exploring usage, grammar, and the evolution of the English language.
-
C.
The Way to Language
"The Way to Language" is a philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger that explores the nature of language as the medium through which being and thought are disclosed.
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D.
Words and Rules
Words and Rules is a book by cognitive scientist Steven Pinker that explores how the human mind processes language, particularly the interplay between memorized words and grammatical rules.
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E.
The Prison-House of Language
The Prison-House of Language is a critical study by Fredric Jameson that examines structuralism and post-structuralism, exploring how language systems constrain thought and interpretation in modern literary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
limits of formal logic in matters of faith
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psychology of belief ⓘ relationship between evidence and belief ⓘ role of the will in belief ⓘ |
| argues |
that certainty in religious belief can be justified without strict logical demonstration
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that informal reasoning contributes to firm assent ⓘ that the illative sense guides the mind to assent ⓘ |
| author | John Henry Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores | how individuals come to hold religious beliefs with certainty despite limited logical proof ⓘ |
| fullTitle | An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: Assent and Apprehension
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Part II: Assent and Inference ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance | defense of the rationality of religious belief ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic theology
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Newman studies ⓘ analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian logic
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British empiricism ⓘ Catholic tradition ⓘ Christian theology ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
conscience
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illative sense ⓘ implicit reasoning ⓘ notional assent ⓘ real assent ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
assent
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belief ⓘ certainty ⓘ faith and reason ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinction between real and notional assent
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introduction of the concept of the illative sense ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| publisher | Burns, Oates, and Co. ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent
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Apologia Pro Vita Sua ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
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