Course of Positive Philosophy
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Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Course of Positive Philosophy Context triple: [Auguste Comte, knownFor, Course of Positive Philosophy]
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A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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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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Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
- 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: Course of Positive Philosophy Target entity description: Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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A.
A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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B.
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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C.
Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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D.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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E.
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
establish a positive philosophy
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provide a scientific foundation for the study of society ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Cours de philosophie positive ⓘ |
| author |
Auguste Comte
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linked to:
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
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| centralIdea | knowledge should be based on empirical observation and scientific method ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coversDiscipline |
astronomy
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biology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ social physics ⓘ |
| describes | law of three stages ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedPhilosopher |
Herbert Spencer
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John Stuart Mill ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume 1 of Course of Positive Philosophy
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Volume 2 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 3 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 4 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 5 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ Volume 6 of Course of Positive Philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sociology
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philosophy of science ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | hierarchy of the sciences ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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philosophy of science ⓘ positivism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 6 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Cours de philosophie positive ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | positivism ⓘ |
| proposes | classification of sciences from simple to complex ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
foundational text of positivism
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foundational work of modern sociology ⓘ |
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