In Defense of Materialism
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In Defense of Materialism is a philosophical work that argues for a materialist understanding of reality and history, emphasizing the primacy of material conditions over idealist explanations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defense of Materialism Context triple: [The Development of the Monist View of History, relatedWorkOfAuthor, In Defense of Materialism]
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The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
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The Material Mind
The Material Mind is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that explores the relationship between mental states and physical processes within his broader theory of mind and action.
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"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" is a controversial 2012 philosophical book by Thomas Nagel that challenges mainstream materialist and evolutionary explanations of mind, consciousness, and value.
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History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World
The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World is a philosophical book by Owen Flanagan that explores how meaning, morality, and purpose can arise within a purely naturalistic, scientifically understood universe.
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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: In Defense of Materialism Target entity description: In Defense of Materialism is a philosophical work that argues for a materialist understanding of reality and history, emphasizing the primacy of material conditions over idealist explanations.
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A.
The Refutation of Idealism
The Refutation of Idealism is a 1903 philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that famously challenges the doctrine that reality is fundamentally mental, helping to launch the tradition of analytic philosophy.
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B.
The Material Mind
The Material Mind is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that explores the relationship between mental states and physical processes within his broader theory of mind and action.
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C.
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False"
"Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False" is a controversial 2012 philosophical book by Thomas Nagel that challenges mainstream materialist and evolutionary explanations of mind, consciousness, and value.
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D.
History of Materialism
History of Materialism is a seminal 19th-century philosophical work that critically examines the development of materialist thought from antiquity to modern science and its implications for metaphysics and epistemology.
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E.
The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World
The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World is a philosophical book by Owen Flanagan that explores how meaning, morality, and purpose can arise within a purely naturalistic, scientifically understood universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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