General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths
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General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths is a philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that explores the logical structure of concepts and the nature of necessary truths.
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Target entity: General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths Context triple: [Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, notableWork, General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths]
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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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An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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Science of Logic
Science of Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G.W.F. Hegel that systematically develops his dialectical method and metaphysical account of concepts, being, and reality.
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D.
From a Logical Point of View
From a Logical Point of View is a landmark collection of philosophical essays by W.V.O. Quine that helped reshape analytic philosophy, especially through its critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction and its naturalized approach to epistemology.
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E.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths Target entity description: General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths is a philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that explores the logical structure of concepts and the nature of necessary truths.
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A.
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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B.
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought
An Investigation of the Laws of Thought is George Boole’s foundational 1854 treatise that established Boolean algebra and helped lay the groundwork for modern mathematical logic and computer science.
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C.
Science of Logic
Science of Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G.W.F. Hegel that systematically develops his dialectical method and metaphysical account of concepts, being, and reality.
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D.
From a Logical Point of View
From a Logical Point of View is a landmark collection of philosophical essays by W.V.O. Quine that helped reshape analytic philosophy, especially through its critique of the analytic–synthetic distinction and its naturalized approach to epistemology.
-
E.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
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philosophical work
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treatise ⓘ |
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clarify the logical structure of notions
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explain the basis of necessary truths in conceptual relations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Leibnizian logic
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early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| concerns |
concept containment theory of truth
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conditions for truth ⓘ idea that predicates are contained in subjects in true propositions ⓘ relation between subject and predicate in propositions ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
conceptual analysis
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structure of necessary propositions ⓘ truth conditions of propositions ⓘ |
| explores |
logical analysis of concepts
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nature of necessary truths ⓘ relations between concepts and truths ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
analysis of concepts into simpler notions
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distinction between necessary and contingent truths ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
analysis of necessary truths through conceptual inclusion
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concept containment theory of truth ⓘ |
| influenced | later analytic conceptions of logical analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | scholastic logic ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
analysis of notions
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logical structure of concepts ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ necessary truths ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| period | early modern period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Leibnizian rationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
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Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
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Leibniz's theory of truth ⓘ |
| workOf | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
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