New Organon
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New Organon is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that proposes a new method of scientific inquiry based on empirical observation and inductive reasoning.
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| New Organon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T993799 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Organon Context triple: [Novum Organum, titleMeaning, New Organon]
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- 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: New Organon Target entity description: New Organon is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that proposes a new method of scientific inquiry based on empirical observation and inductive reasoning.
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A.
White Factory
White Factory is a historic 19th-century textile mill complex in Łódź, Poland, now best known as the home of the Central Museum of Textiles and a symbol of the city’s industrial heritage.
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B.
The Forminx
The Forminx were a 1960s Greek rock band best known today as an early musical project of composer Vangelis before his acclaimed solo career.
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C.
Annenberg Alchemy
Annenberg Alchemy is a capacity-building program that strengthens nonprofit leadership and governance through training, coaching, and resources.
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D.
Torrent de Bionnassay
Torrent de Bionnassay is a glacial meltwater stream in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps, originating from the Bionnassay Glacier.
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E.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive and psychedelic rock band from the late 1960s and early 1970s, best known for its concept album "666" and for launching the careers of Vangelis and Demis Roussos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
empirical observation
ⓘ
inductive reasoning ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a new logic for discovery
ⓘ
reform the sciences ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Novum Organum
ⓘ
surface form:
Novum Organum Scientiarum
|
| author | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| centralIdea | knowledge is power ⓘ |
| containsConcept |
Idols of the Cave
ⓘ
Idols of the Marketplace ⓘ Idols of the Theatre ⓘ Idols of the Tribe ⓘ idols of the mind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
authority-based knowledge
ⓘ
premature generalization ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
James VI and I
ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
|
| field | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | aphorisms ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Baconian method
ⓘ
empiricist tradition ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
multiple modern languages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment thought
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development of modern scientific method ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Aristotelian philosophy
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empiricism ⓘ inductive reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| methodEmphasizes |
gradual generalization from particulars
ⓘ
systematic experimentation ⓘ |
| opposes |
deductive syllogistic method
ⓘ
scholastic Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf | Instauratio Magna ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ |
| proposes | new method of scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1620 ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| title | Novum Organum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: New Organon Description of subject: New Organon is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that proposes a new method of scientific inquiry based on empirical observation and inductive reasoning.
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