Rule XVII
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epistemological principle
methodological maxim
philosopher
philosophical rule
philosophical treatise
Rule XVII 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 in the pursuit of knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rule XVII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1783713 — 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 XVII Context triple: [Rules for the Direction of the Mind, hasPart, Rule XVII]
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A.
Rule XV
Rule XV is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining principles for clear and orderly reasoning in the pursuit of certain knowledge.
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B.
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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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 XIII
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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E.
Rule XXII
Rule XXII 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.
- 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 XVII Target entity description: Rule XVII 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 in the pursuit of knowledge.
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A.
Rule XV
Rule XV is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining principles for clear and orderly reasoning in the pursuit of certain knowledge.
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B.
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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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 XIII
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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E.
Rule XXII
Rule XXII 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epistemological principle
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methodological maxim ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosophical rule ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
avoidance of confusion
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clarity of reasoning ⓘ orderly reasoning ⓘ secure knowledge ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
methodical reasoning
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philosophical investigation ⓘ scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| author |
René Descartes
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René Descartes ⓘ |
| basedOn |
methodological doubt
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rational intuition ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ methodology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ rationalism ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| hasWork | Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cartesianism
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surface form:
Cartesian method
analytic method ⓘ clear and distinct ideas ⓘ synthetic method ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rule XVII Description of subject: Rule XVII 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 in the pursuit of knowledge.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.