On Interpretation
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On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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| On Interpretation canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Interpretation Context triple: [Aristotle, notableWork, On Interpretation]
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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.
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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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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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The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations is a highly influential 20th-century work of philosophy that reshaped analytic philosophy through its exploration of language, meaning, and the limits of philosophical inquiry.
- 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: On Interpretation Target entity description: On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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E.
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations is a highly influential 20th-century work of philosophy that reshaped analytic philosophy through its exploration of language, meaning, and the limits of philosophical inquiry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
logical text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | standard text in Aristotelian logic ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions for truth and falsity of statements
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logical structure of propositions ⓘ |
| discusses |
categories of statements
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determinism and free will ⓘ logical opposition between propositions ⓘ necessity and possibility ⓘ relation between thought and speech ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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philosophical logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| genre | logical treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Ammonius Hermiae
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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Aquinas
Averroes ⓘ Boethius ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on affirmation and negation
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chapter on contradiction and contrariety ⓘ chapter on future contingents ⓘ chapter on modal propositions ⓘ chapter on names and verbs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristotelian logic tradition
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medieval logic ⓘ modern philosophy of language ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ semantic theory of truth conditions ⓘ theory of propositions ⓘ |
| latinTitle | De Interpretatione ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
affirmation and negation
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future contingents ⓘ meaning ⓘ modal propositions ⓘ proposition ⓘ relation between language and reality ⓘ square of opposition ⓘ terms and predicates ⓘ truth and falsity ⓘ universal and particular statements ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ Ἑρμηνείας ⓘ |
| partOf | Organon ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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