Book I: Of Names and Propositions
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Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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| Book I: Of Names and Propositions canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book I: Of Names and Propositions Context triple: [A System of Logic, hasPart, Book I: Of Names and Propositions]
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A.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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B.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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C.
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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D.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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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
- 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: Book I: Of Names and Propositions Target entity description: Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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A.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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B.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
-
C.
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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D.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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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
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| analyzes |
classification of names
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connotation of names ⓘ denotation of names ⓘ kinds of propositions ⓘ logical import of propositions ⓘ relation between language and thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British empiricism ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| clarifies | terminology used in later books of A System of Logic ⓘ |
| concerns |
logical form of statements
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use of language in scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| containedIn |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Volume I of A System of Logic
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| contextOf | 19th-century logical theory ⓘ |
| discipline |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ |
| examines |
how names stand for objects
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how propositions express judgments ⓘ truth and falsity of propositions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
function of names
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nature of names ⓘ role of language in reasoning ⓘ structure of propositions ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
connotative names
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general propositions ⓘ non-connotative names ⓘ singular propositions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Book I: Of Names and Propositions self-link ⓘ |
| influencedField |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| isOpeningSectionOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
logic
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logical analysis ⓘ names ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ propositions ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | empiricism ⓘ |
| precedes |
Book II: Of Reasoning
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surface form:
Book II of A System of Logic
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | A System of Logic ⓘ |
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Subject: Book I: Of Names and Propositions Description of subject: Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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