On the History of Modern Philosophy
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On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: On the History of Modern Philosophy Context triple: [Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, mainWork, On the History of Modern Philosophy]
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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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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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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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The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: On the History of Modern Philosophy Target entity description: On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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A.
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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B.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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C.
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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D.
The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is a short, accessible 1912 book by Bertrand Russell that introduces key issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as the nature of reality, knowledge, and appearance versus reality.
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E.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
lecture series
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to critically evaluate modern philosophical systems
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to interpret the development of modern philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
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surface form:
F. W. J. Schelling
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ⓘ |
| authorBelongsToMovement | German idealism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| endOfHistoricalCoverage | German idealism ⓘ |
| genre |
history of philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | late lectures by Schelling ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
René Descartes
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surface form:
Descartes
empiricism ⓘ history of modern philosophy ⓘ idealism ⓘ modern philosophy ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| movementDiscussed |
Cartesianism
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German idealism ⓘ critical philosophy ⓘ empiricism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| perspective | Schelling’s late philosophy ⓘ |
| philosopherDiscussed |
Baruch Spinoza
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David Hume ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling ⓘ G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
George Berkeley ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ John Locke ⓘ René Descartes ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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history of philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Schelling’s late philosophy
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surface form:
Schelling’s late lectures
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| startOfHistoricalCoverage |
17th century
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René Descartes ⓘ
surface form:
Descartes
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| temporalFocus | modern period of philosophy ⓘ |
| workFocus |
critical survey
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systematic interpretation of modern philosophy ⓘ |
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