Book II: Of Reasoning
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Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book II of A System of Logic | 3 |
| Book II: Of Reasoning canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book II: Of Reasoning Context triple: [A System of Logic, hasPart, Book II: Of 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.
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C.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
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E.
Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
- 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 II: Of Reasoning Target entity description: Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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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.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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D.
Book III: Induction and Analogy
Book III: Induction and Analogy is a major section of John Maynard Keynes’s *A Treatise on Probability* that examines the logical foundations of inductive reasoning and the use of analogy in probabilistic inference.
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E.
Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
principles of human reasoning
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processes of human inference ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
logical proof
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relations between premises and conclusions ⓘ structure of arguments ⓘ valid inference ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
deductive reasoning
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logical inference ⓘ syllogistic reasoning ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | John Stuart Mill as logician ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
analysis of ratiocination
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criteria of good reasoning ⓘ nature of logical necessity ⓘ |
| includedInWork |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
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| influencedBy |
Aristotelianism
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surface form:
Aristotelian logic
Empiricism ⓘ
surface form:
British empiricism
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| isSectionOf | nineteenth-century logical theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
inference
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logic ⓘ reasoning ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Book I–VI of A System of Logic
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| philosophicalTradition | empiricism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ theory of reasoning ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction ⓘ |
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Subject: Book II: Of Reasoning Description of subject: Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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