Popper’s three worlds theory
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Popper’s three worlds theory is a philosophical framework that distinguishes between the physical world, the subjective world of mental states, and an objective world of abstract products of the human mind such as theories, arguments, and cultural artifacts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karl Popper's three-worlds theory | 1 |
| Popper's ontology of three worlds | 1 |
| Popper’s three worlds theory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14794070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Popper’s three worlds theory Context triple: [World 3, partOf, Popper’s three worlds theory]
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The World of Karl Popper
The World of Karl Popper is a scholarly work by philosopher William W. Bartley that examines and interprets the ideas, life, and intellectual legacy of Karl Popper.
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Popperian critical rationalism
Popperian critical rationalism is a philosophical approach, developed from Karl Popper’s ideas, that emphasizes fallibilism, open criticism, and the continual testing and revision of knowledge claims rather than their justification.
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Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes is a seminal philosophical work by Imre Lakatos that refines Karl Popper’s falsificationism by introducing the concept of competing scientific research programmes and criteria for their progressive or degenerative development.
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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The Criterion of Truth
The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
- 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: Popper’s three worlds theory Target entity description: Popper’s three worlds theory is a philosophical framework that distinguishes between the physical world, the subjective world of mental states, and an objective world of abstract products of the human mind such as theories, arguments, and cultural artifacts.
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A.
The World of Karl Popper
The World of Karl Popper is a scholarly work by philosopher William W. Bartley that examines and interprets the ideas, life, and intellectual legacy of Karl Popper.
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B.
Popperian critical rationalism
Popperian critical rationalism is a philosophical approach, developed from Karl Popper’s ideas, that emphasizes fallibilism, open criticism, and the continual testing and revision of knowledge claims rather than their justification.
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C.
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes is a seminal philosophical work by Imre Lakatos that refines Karl Popper’s falsificationism by introducing the concept of competing scientific research programmes and criteria for their progressive or degenerative development.
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D.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery is Karl Popper’s foundational philosophical work that introduces falsifiability as the key criterion distinguishing scientific theories from non-scientific ones.
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E.
The Criterion of Truth
The Criterion of Truth is a philosophical essay that examines how we can reliably distinguish true beliefs from false ones, exploring the standards or principles that justify claims to knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
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