Postulates of Empirical Thought in General
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Postulates of Empirical Thought in General is a section of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason that lays out the conditions under which empirical judgments about existence, possibility, and necessity are valid.
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| Postulates of Empirical Thought in General canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Postulates of Empirical Thought in General Context triple: [Analytic of Principles, contains, Postulates of Empirical Thought in General]
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A.
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
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The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge is a 1940 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that defends logical empiricism by critically examining sense-data theories and the justification of empirical beliefs.
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D.
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.
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E.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
- 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: Postulates of Empirical Thought in General Target entity description: Postulates of Empirical Thought in General is a section of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason that lays out the conditions under which empirical judgments about existence, possibility, and necessity are valid.
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A.
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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C.
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge
The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge is a 1940 philosophical work by A. J. Ayer that defends logical empiricism by critically examining sense-data theories and the justification of empirical beliefs.
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D.
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.
-
E.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
doctrine in transcendental logic
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philosophical concept ⓘ section of a philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
grounding modal judgments in relation to experience
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showing the empirical meaning of modal concepts ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| concerns |
actuality
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conditions of validity of empirical judgments ⓘ empirical thought ⓘ modal categories ⓘ necessity ⓘ possibility ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1781 ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions of empirical actuality
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conditions of empirical necessity ⓘ conditions of empirical possibility ⓘ conditions under which empirical judgments are objectively valid ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
logical possibility from real possibility
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mere thought from experience ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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theory of knowledge ⓘ transcendental philosophy ⓘ |
| follows | Analogies of Experience ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
limits of pure reason in determining existence
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objective validity of modal judgments ⓘ relation between a priori principles and empirical reality ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| influences | subsequent discussions of modality in philosophy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkPart |
Analytic of Principles
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Transcendental Analytic ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Postulate des empirischen Denkens überhaupt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Critique of Pure Reason
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doctrine of principles in the Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ |
| precedes |
Appendix to the Transcendental Dialectic
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linked to:
Transcendental Dialectic
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| relatesTo |
Kantian category of existence–non-existence
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Kantian category of necessity–contingency ⓘ Kantian category of possibility–impossibility ⓘ |
| revisedIn | 1787 edition of the Critique of Pure Reason ⓘ |
| states |
that what agrees with the formal conditions of experience is possible
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that what is connected with the material conditions of experience is actual ⓘ that what is determined by universal conditions of experience is necessary ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
a priori principles
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categories of modality ⓘ empirical intuition ⓘ experience ⓘ |
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