Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept
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Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept is Benedetto Croce’s major philosophical treatise in which he reconceives logic as a theory of pure concepts grounded in his idealist aesthetics and philosophy of spirit.
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Target entity: Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept Context triple: [Benedetto Croce, notableWork, Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept]
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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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From a Logical Point of View
From a Logical Point of View is a landmark collection of philosophical essays by W.V.O. Quine that helped reshape analytic philosophy, especially through its critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction and its naturalized approach to epistemology.
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Wissenschaft der Logik
Wissenschaft der Logik is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s foundational philosophical work that systematically develops his dialectical logic as the core of his idealist system.
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Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept Target entity description: Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept is Benedetto Croce’s major philosophical treatise in which he reconceives logic as a theory of pure concepts grounded in his idealist aesthetics and philosophy of spirit.
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A.
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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B.
From a Logical Point of View
From a Logical Point of View is a landmark collection of philosophical essays by W.V.O. Quine that helped reshape analytic philosophy, especially through its critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction and its naturalized approach to epistemology.
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C.
Wissenschaft der Logik
Wissenschaft der Logik is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s foundational philosophical work that systematically develops his dialectical logic as the core of his idealist system.
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D.
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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E.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
grounding logic in philosophy of spirit
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overcoming separation of logic, aesthetics, and ethics ⓘ |
| author | Benedetto Croce ⓘ |
| basedOn |
aesthetic theory of Benedetto Croce
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philosophy of spirit of Benedetto Croce ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
conceptual knowledge
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dialectic ⓘ distinctness of concept and intuition ⓘ idealism ⓘ philosophy of spirit ⓘ pure concept ⓘ unity of theory and practice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| definesLogicAs | science of the pure concept ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
concept from intuition
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pure concept from empirical representation ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| genre | systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th‑century European philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th‑century Italian philosophy
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Crocean aesthetics scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
German idealism ⓘ Giambattista Vico ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Italian neo‑idealism ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| opposesView |
logic as merely formal calculus
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psychologism in logic ⓘ |
| partOf | system of philosophy of Benedetto Croce ⓘ |
| philosophicalGoal | to show logic as moment of the spirit’s activity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Italian idealism
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absolute idealism ⓘ |
| predecessorWork | Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic ⓘ |
| reconceptualizes | logic as theory of pure concept ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
theory of categories
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theory of definition ⓘ theory of judgment ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly commentary on Benedetto Croce
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studies in Italian idealism ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Benedetto Croce as part of his systematic philosophy ⓘ |
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