Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
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Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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Target entity: Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics Context triple: [P. F. Strawson, notableWork, Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics Target entity description: Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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C.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
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D.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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E.
Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophy book ⓘ work of analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| academicSubdiscipline |
metaphysics
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| author |
P. F. Strawson
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P. F. Strawson ⓘ
surface form:
Peter Frederick Strawson
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| centralThesis |
descriptive metaphysics aims to describe the actual structure of our thought about the world
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our conceptual scheme is structured around basic particulars such as material bodies and persons ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | revisionary metaphysics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
our conceptual scheme for thinking about identity over time
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our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects ⓘ our conceptual scheme for thinking about persons ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Oxford ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely regarded as a classic of 20th-century analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary metaphysics
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personal identity debates ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Bertrand Russell ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
conceptual scheme
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descriptive metaphysics ⓘ identity over time ⓘ ontology ⓘ particulars ⓘ persons ⓘ reference and individuation ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
basic particulars
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descriptive metaphysics vs revisionary metaphysics distinction ⓘ person as a basic particular ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| part |
Part One: Particulars
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Part Two: Persons ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Methuen ⓘ |
| structure | two-part division ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced students of philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
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