"The Philosophy of David Hume"
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"The Philosophy of David Hume" is a landmark scholarly study in which Norman Kemp Smith offers an influential and systematic interpretation of Hume’s philosophy, especially his theory of knowledge and metaphysics.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Philosophy of David Hume" Context triple: [Norman Kemp Smith, notableWork, "The Philosophy of David Hume"]
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David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus
"David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi in which he critically engages with David Hume’s skepticism and explores the tension between idealism, realism, and religious belief.
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An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense is an influential 1764 philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that lays the foundations of Scottish Common Sense Realism in opposition to the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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An Essay on Philosophical Method
An Essay on Philosophical Method is a 1933 work by British philosopher R. G. Collingwood that examines the distinctive nature, aims, and procedures of philosophical inquiry.
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Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
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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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Philosophy of David Hume" Target entity description: "The Philosophy of David Hume" is a landmark scholarly study in which Norman Kemp Smith offers an influential and systematic interpretation of Hume’s philosophy, especially his theory of knowledge and metaphysics.
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A.
David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus
"David Hume über den Glauben, oder Idealismus und Realismus" is a philosophical work by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi in which he critically engages with David Hume’s skepticism and explores the tension between idealism, realism, and religious belief.
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B.
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense is an influential 1764 philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that lays the foundations of Scottish Common Sense Realism in opposition to the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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C.
An Essay on Philosophical Method
An Essay on Philosophical Method is a 1933 work by British philosopher R. G. Collingwood that examines the distinctive nature, aims, and procedures of philosophical inquiry.
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D.
Course of Positive Philosophy
Course of Positive Philosophy is Auguste Comte’s foundational multi-volume work that systematically outlines positivism and the hierarchy of the sciences, laying the groundwork for modern sociology.
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E.
Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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