Rule XIII
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Rule XIII is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rule XIII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1783709 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule XIII Context triple: [Rules for the Direction of the Mind, hasPart, Rule XIII]
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Rule XII
Rule XII is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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Rule XI
Rule XI is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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C.
Rule XXI
Rule XXI is one of René Descartes’ methodological maxims in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific guideline for conducting clear and orderly reasoning.
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D.
Rule VI
Rule VI is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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E.
Rule 12
Rule 12 is a provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that governs pretrial motions and procedures for raising defenses and objections in federal criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rule XIII Target entity description: Rule XIII is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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A.
Rule XII
Rule XII is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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B.
Rule XI
Rule XI is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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C.
Rule XXI
Rule XXI is one of René Descartes’ methodological maxims in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific guideline for conducting clear and orderly reasoning.
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D.
Rule VI
Rule VI is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
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E.
Rule 12
Rule 12 is a provision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that governs pretrial motions and procedures for raising defenses and objections in federal criminal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemological principle
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methodological guideline ⓘ philosophical rule ⓘ |
| aim |
attainment of clear and certain knowledge
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direction of the mind ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
rational inquiry
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scientific method (early modern) ⓘ |
| associatedWorkAuthor | René Descartes ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| concerns |
certainty in knowledge
ⓘ
method of reasoning ⓘ order of cognition ⓘ |
| describedIn | Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of mind ⓘ rational method ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rule XIV ⓘ |
| follows | Rule XII ⓘ |
| genreOfContainingWork | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern epistemology
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modern scientific method ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 13 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
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surface form:
Regulae ad directionem ingenii
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rule XIII Description of subject: Rule XIII is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.
Referenced by (1)
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