The World and the Individual
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"The World and the Individual" is a two-volume work of American idealist philosophy by Josiah Royce that explores the nature of reality, individuality, and the Absolute.
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Target entity: The World and the Individual Context triple: [Josiah Royce, notableWork, The World and the Individual]
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Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
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Mind and World
Mind and World is a highly influential philosophical work by John McDowell that examines the relationship between mind, experience, and reality, challenging traditional divides between the conceptual and the empirical.
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Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling is a multi-volume philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of mind, emotion, and human experience through a symbolic and process-oriented framework.
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The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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Philosophy in a New Key
"Philosophy in a New Key" is a seminal 1942 work of American philosopher Susanne Langer that explores the nature of symbolism and meaning in human thought, art, and culture.
- 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: The World and the Individual Target entity description: "The World and the Individual" is a two-volume work of American idealist philosophy by Josiah Royce that explores the nature of reality, individuality, and the Absolute.
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A.
Problems of Life and Mind
Problems of Life and Mind is a multi-volume 19th-century philosophical and psychological work by George Henry Lewes that explores the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and scientific method.
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B.
Mind and World
Mind and World is a highly influential philosophical work by John McDowell that examines the relationship between mind, experience, and reality, challenging traditional divides between the conceptual and the empirical.
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C.
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling is a multi-volume philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of mind, emotion, and human experience through a symbolic and process-oriented framework.
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D.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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E.
Philosophy in a New Key
"Philosophy in a New Key" is a seminal 1942 work of American philosopher Susanne Langer that explores the nature of symbolism and meaning in human thought, art, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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book ⓘ book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ work of American philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
Josiah Royce
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Josiah Royce ⓘ Josiah Royce ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| circaPublicationYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
history of philosophy
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systematic philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The World and the Individual, First Series
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linked to:
The World and the Individual
The World and the Individual, Second Series ⓘ
linked to:
The World and the Individual
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| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
defense of an internally related universe
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rejection of naive realism ⓘ view of reality as a system of ideas ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a major work of Josiah Royce ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German idealism
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Hegelian philosophy ⓘ Kantian philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lectureSeries | Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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idealism ⓘ individuality ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ the Absolute ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the concept of the Absolute
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discussion of individuality in metaphysics ⓘ systematic defense of absolute idealism ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The World and the Individual
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The World and the Individual ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
American idealism
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absolute idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
problem of error
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realism and idealism ⓘ relation between the finite and the Absolute ⓘ the nature of the self ⓘ the structure of experience ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
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The Religious Aspect of Philosophy
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influenced
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Josiah Royce’s later work “The World and the Individual”
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