Hume’s Theory of the External World
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Hume’s Theory of the External World is a philosophical work by H. H. Price that critically examines David Hume’s account of perception and the existence of an external reality.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17149871 — 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: Hume’s Theory of the External World Context triple: [H. H. Price, notableWork, Hume’s Theory of the External World]
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"The Philosophy of David Hume"
"The Philosophy of David Hume" is a landmark scholarly study in which Norman Kemp Smith offers an influential and systematic interpretation of Hume’s philosophy, especially his theory of knowledge and metaphysics.
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David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus
"David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi in which he critically engages with David Hume’s skepticism and explores the tension between idealism, realism, and religious belief.
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Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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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 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.
- 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: Hume’s Theory of the External World Target entity description: Hume’s Theory of the External World is a philosophical work by H. H. Price that critically examines David Hume’s account of perception and the existence of an external reality.
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A.
"The Philosophy of David Hume"
"The Philosophy of David Hume" is a landmark scholarly study in which Norman Kemp Smith offers an influential and systematic interpretation of Hume’s philosophy, especially his theory of knowledge and metaphysics.
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B.
David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus
"David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi in which he critically engages with David Hume’s skepticism and explores the tension between idealism, realism, and religious belief.
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C.
Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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