analytic philosophy
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Analytic philosophy is a 20th-century philosophical tradition, strongly associated with figures like Bertrand Russell, that emphasizes logical analysis, clarity of language, and rigorous argumentation in addressing philosophical problems.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| analytic philosophy canonical | 51 |
| ordinary language philosophy | 3 |
| American analytic philosophy | 2 |
| Anglo-American philosophy | 1 |
| British analytic philosophy | 1 |
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Target entity: analytic philosophy Context triple: [Bertrand Russell, movement, analytic philosophy]
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Western philosophy
Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
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Logik
Logik is a foundational work on formal logic by German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege, contributing significantly to the development of modern logic and the philosophy of language.
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logical positivism
Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: analytic philosophy Target entity description: Analytic philosophy is a 20th-century philosophical tradition, strongly associated with figures like Bertrand Russell, that emphasizes logical analysis, clarity of language, and rigorous argumentation in addressing philosophical problems.
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A.
Western philosophy
Western philosophy is the intellectual tradition that originated in ancient Greece and developed through European thought, encompassing major movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism and shaping modern science, politics, ethics, and metaphysics.
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B.
Logik
Logik is a foundational work on formal logic by German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege, contributing significantly to the development of modern logic and the philosophy of language.
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C.
logical positivism
Logical positivism is a 20th-century philosophical movement that emphasizes the verification of statements through empirical observation and logical analysis, rejecting metaphysics as cognitively meaningless.
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D.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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E.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century philosophy
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philosophical movement ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| addresses |
problems of justification
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problems of knowledge ⓘ problems of meaning ⓘ problems of mind and consciousness ⓘ problems of modality ⓘ problems of moral reasoning ⓘ problems of personal identity ⓘ problems of reference ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
A. J. Ayer
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Alfred Tarski ⓘ Bertrand Russell ⓘ Donald Davidson ⓘ F. P. Ramsey ⓘ
surface form:
Frank P. Ramsey
G. E. Moore ⓘ Gilbert Ryle ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ J. L. Austin ⓘ Karl Popper ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ P. F. Strawson ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ Saul Kripke ⓘ Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ
surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
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| contrastedWith | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| developedInRegion |
Australia
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Austria ⓘ Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dominantIn | Anglophone academic philosophy in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
argumentative precision
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clarity of language ⓘ formal logic ⓘ logical rigor ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ language ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasCoreMethod |
analysis of language
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conceptual analysis ⓘ logical analysis ⓘ rigorous argumentation ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Oxford philosophy
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analytic epistemology ⓘ analytic ethics ⓘ analytic metaphysics ⓘ analytic philosophy of language ⓘ analytic philosophy of mind ⓘ linguistic philosophy ⓘ logical empiricism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | late 19th century logic and mathematics ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
early analytic philosophy
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logical positivist phase ⓘ ordinary language phase ⓘ post-positivist analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
cognitive science
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contemporary analytic theology ⓘ formal semantics ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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surface form:
Bertrand Russell's logicism
British empiricism ⓘ Gottlob Frege ⓘ
surface form:
Gottlob Frege's logic
empiricism ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| methodologicalIdeal |
argument reconstruction
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scientific clarity ⓘ use of formal methods ⓘ |
| typicalTechnique |
counterexample analysis
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distinction drawing ⓘ formalization of arguments ⓘ thought experiments ⓘ |
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Subject: analytic philosophy Description of subject: Analytic philosophy is a 20th-century philosophical tradition, strongly associated with figures like Bertrand Russell, that emphasizes logical analysis, clarity of language, and rigorous argumentation in addressing philosophical problems.
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