Book II: Of Ideas
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Book II: Of Ideas is the section of John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that develops his influential theory of how the mind acquires and forms ideas from experience.
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| Book II: Of Ideas canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Book II: Of Ideas Context triple: [Book II (An Essay Concerning Human Understanding), workTitle, Book II: Of Ideas]
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Book II: Of Reasoning
Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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B.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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C.
Book I: Of Names and Propositions
Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
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Book 3 of A Treatise of Human Nature
Book 3 of *A Treatise of Human Nature* is the section of David Hume’s philosophical work that develops his influential account of morality, including the role of sentiment, virtue, and justice.
- 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: Book II: Of Ideas Target entity description: Book II: Of Ideas is the section of John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that develops his influential theory of how the mind acquires and forms ideas from experience.
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A.
Book II: Of Reasoning
Book II: Of Reasoning is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic" that systematically analyzes the principles and processes of human reasoning and inference.
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B.
Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy
"Section I Of the Different Species of Philosophy" is the opening section of David Hume’s *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding*, in which he distinguishes between different kinds of philosophical inquiry and their respective aims and methods.
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C.
Book I: Of Names and Propositions
Book I: Of Names and Propositions is the opening section of John Stuart Mill’s "A System of Logic," in which he analyzes the nature and function of names and the structure of propositions in logical reasoning.
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D.
Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty
"Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty" is the concluding section of Spinoza’s Ethics, where he analyzes the mind’s capacity to understand, overcome the passions, and attain a state of intellectual love of God and human freedom.
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E.
Book 3 of A Treatise of Human Nature
Book 3 of *A Treatise of Human Nature* is the section of David Hume’s philosophical work that develops his influential account of morality, including the role of sentiment, virtue, and justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical text ⓘ |
| analyzes |
ideas of mode
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ideas of relation ⓘ ideas of space ⓘ ideas of substance ⓘ ideas of time ⓘ |
| author | John Locke ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
experience is the source of all our ideas
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the mind is initially void of ideas ⓘ |
| claims | all ideas originate in experience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
complex ideas
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ideas of reflection ⓘ ideas of sensation ⓘ simple ideas ⓘ |
| explainsProcess |
abstraction
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combination of simple ideas into complex ideas ⓘ comparison of ideas ⓘ composition of ideas ⓘ enlargement of ideas ⓘ separation of ideas ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWork | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ |
| follows | Book I: Of Innate Notions ⓘ |
| genre | epistemology treatise section ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
empirical theory of meaning
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limits of human understanding ⓘ psychological explanation of cognition ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century epistemology
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David Hume ⓘ George Berkeley ⓘ modern philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
empiricism
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ideas ⓘ mental content ⓘ origin of ideas ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine | innate ideas ⓘ |
| partOf | An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Empiricism
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surface form:
British empiricism
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| positionInWork | Book II ⓘ |
| precedes |
Book III
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surface form:
Book III: Of Words
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| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine | tabula rasa ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
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