The Rise of Scientific Philosophy
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The Rise of Scientific Philosophy is a 1951 book by philosopher Hans Reichenbach that presents and defends the principles of logical empiricism and the scientific approach to philosophy.
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| The Rise of Scientific Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise of Scientific Philosophy Context triple: [Hans Reichenbach, notableWork, The Rise of Scientific Philosophy]
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A.
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.
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B.
Copernican revolution in philosophy
The Copernican revolution in philosophy is Immanuel Kant’s radical shift that places the human mind and its a priori structures at the center of how objects are known, rather than assuming knowledge must conform to independently existing things.
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C.
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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D.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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E.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
- 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: The Rise of Scientific Philosophy Target entity description: The Rise of Scientific Philosophy is a 1951 book by philosopher Hans Reichenbach that presents and defends the principles of logical empiricism and the scientific approach to philosophy.
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A.
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.
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B.
Copernican revolution in philosophy
The Copernican revolution in philosophy is Immanuel Kant’s radical shift that places the human mind and its a priori structures at the center of how objects are known, rather than assuming knowledge must conform to independently existing things.
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C.
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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D.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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E.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy book ⓘ |
| advocates | scientific approach to philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the role of science in philosophy
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defend logical empiricism ⓘ |
| author | Hans Reichenbach ⓘ |
| authorBelongsToMovement | logical empiricism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes | scientific approach to philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
logician
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philosopher ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
analysis of meaning in scientific language
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probabilistic justification of induction ⓘ rejection of metaphysics ⓘ scientific world-conception ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Vienna Circle
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empiricism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated readers
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students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analytic philosophy
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demarcation of science ⓘ empiricism ⓘ induction ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ probability ⓘ scientific method ⓘ scientific philosophy ⓘ verificationism ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement |
logical empiricism
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logical positivism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
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