Reason, Truth and History
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Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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| Reason, Truth and History canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Reason, Truth and History Context triple: [Hilary Putnam, notableWork, Reason, Truth and History]
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is the subtitle of John Ralston Saul’s book "Voltaire’s Bastards," which critiques how Western societies have elevated rationalism and technocratic thinking above ethics, common sense, and democratic values.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reason, Truth and History Target entity description: Reason, Truth and History is a 1981 philosophical work by Hilary Putnam that critically examines realism, reference, and the nature of truth in analytic philosophy.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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B.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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C.
The Poverty of Historicism
The Poverty of Historicism is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that critiques the idea that history unfolds according to discoverable laws and argues against using such supposed laws to predict or control social development.
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D.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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E.
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is the subtitle of John Ralston Saul’s book "Voltaire’s Bastards," which critiques how Western societies have elevated rationalism and technocratic thinking above ethics, common sense, and democratic values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Hilary Putnam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes | metaphysical realism ⓘ |
| defends | internal realism ⓘ |
| discusses |
causal theory of reference
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model-theoretic argument against realism ⓘ relativism about truth ⓘ scientific realism ⓘ theories of reference ⓘ truth as idealized rational acceptability ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasChapter |
chapters on realism and truth theories
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“Brains in a Vat” ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary discussions of truth
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debates on realism in analytic philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language regarding reference ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
brains in a vat
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idealized rational acceptability ⓘ internal realism ⓘ model-theoretic skepticism ⓘ reference and representation ⓘ |
| hasPart | “Brains in a Vat” chapter ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hilary Putnam’s earlier work on model-theoretic arguments ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ realism ⓘ reference ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of metaphysical realism
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development of internal realism ⓘ formulating the “brains in a vat” argument ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 230 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
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