Book III: Of Induction
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Book III: Of Induction is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically develops his influential account of inductive reasoning and the methods of experimental inquiry.
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| Book III: Of Induction canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book III: Of Induction Context triple: [A System of Logic, hasPart, Book III: Of Induction]
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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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Book II: Of Reasoning
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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Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
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Book V: On Fallacies
Book V: On Fallacies is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically analyzes common logical errors and misleading forms of argument.
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E.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
- 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 III: Of Induction Target entity description: Book III: Of Induction is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically develops his influential account of inductive reasoning and the methods of experimental inquiry.
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A.
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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B.
Book II: Of Reasoning
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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C.
Novum Organum
Novum Organum is a foundational philosophical work by Francis Bacon that introduced a new empirical method of scientific inquiry and helped shape the course of the Scientific Revolution.
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D.
Book V: On Fallacies
Book V: On Fallacies is the section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that systematically analyzes common logical errors and misleading forms of argument.
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E.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze causal inference
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systematize inductive reasoning ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | canons of inductive inference ⓘ |
| discusses |
causation
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empirical generalization ⓘ laws of nature ⓘ probability in inductive reasoning ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| followedBy |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Book IV of A System of Logic
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| genre |
logic treatise
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non-fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialConcept |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Mill’s methods
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| hasPart |
Mill’s methods of experimental inquiry
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joint method of agreement and difference ⓘ method of agreement ⓘ method of concomitant variations ⓘ method of difference ⓘ method of residues ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic account of induction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century British philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
empiricist accounts of knowledge
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philosophy of science in the 19th century ⓘ theory of scientific method ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
experimental inquiry
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induction ⓘ inductive reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | British empiricism ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
Book III of A System of Logic
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| precededBy |
Book II: Of Reasoning
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surface form:
Book II of A System of Logic
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| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
A System of Logic
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surface form:
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
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| relatedConcept |
causal laws
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empirical method ⓘ inductive logic ⓘ |
| relatedWork | An Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy ⓘ |
| usedIn |
teaching of logic
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teaching of philosophy of science ⓘ |
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