Philosophical and Physical Opinions
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Philosophical and Physical Opinions is a 17th-century philosophical treatise by Margaret Cavendish that presents her original views on natural philosophy, matter, and the nature of the universe.
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Target entity: Philosophical and Physical Opinions Context triple: [Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, notableWork, Philosophical and Physical Opinions]
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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
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C.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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D.
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that presents his arguments for immaterialism and critiques of skepticism through a conversational dialogue format.
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E.
Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
- 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: Philosophical and Physical Opinions Target entity description: Philosophical and Physical Opinions is a 17th-century philosophical treatise by Margaret Cavendish that presents her original views on natural philosophy, matter, and the nature of the universe.
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A.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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B.
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
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C.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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D.
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that presents his arguments for immaterialism and critiques of skepticism through a conversational dialogue format.
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E.
Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between mind and body
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status of experimental philosophy ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| argues |
against vacuum
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that all matter is perceptive ⓘ that nature is a self-ordering whole ⓘ |
| author |
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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surface form:
Margaret Cavendish
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1655 ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1663 edition
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1668 edition ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| hasTheme | critique of contemporary scientific theories ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern scientific debates ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
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matter ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| movement | Early modern natural philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the earliest systematic philosophical works by a woman in English
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original metaphysical system of matter and motion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
materialism
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monism ⓘ vitalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Western philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| proposes |
non-atomistic conception of matter
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theory of a plenum universe ⓘ theory of self-moving matter ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| rejects |
Cartesian dualism
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atomism ⓘ mechanistic philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Observations upon Experimental Philosophy
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The Blazing World ⓘ |
| targetAudience | learned readers of 17th-century natural philosophy ⓘ |
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