On Brute Facts
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"On Brute Facts" is a philosophical essay by Elizabeth Anscombe that examines the nature of so-called brute facts and their role in understanding actions, institutions, and descriptions of reality.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Brute Facts Context triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, notableWork, On Brute Facts]
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A.
A Defence of Common Sense
A Defence of Common Sense is a seminal philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that argues for the certainty of everyday common-sense beliefs against skeptical and idealist challenges.
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On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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C.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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E.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
- 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: On Brute Facts Target entity description: "On Brute Facts" is a philosophical essay by Elizabeth Anscombe that examines the nature of so-called brute facts and their role in understanding actions, institutions, and descriptions of reality.
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A.
A Defence of Common Sense
A Defence of Common Sense is a seminal philosophical essay by G. E. Moore that argues for the certainty of everyday common-sense beliefs against skeptical and idealist challenges.
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B.
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason
On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason is a foundational philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer that analyzes the different ways in which the principle of sufficient reason structures human knowledge and experience.
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C.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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D.
Logic of Sense
Logic of Sense is a 1969 philosophical work by Gilles Deleuze that explores language, paradox, and the concept of sense through engagements with Stoicism, psychoanalysis, and literature.
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E.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| argues |
that higher-level facts presuppose lower-level facts
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that some facts are brute relative to certain descriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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Oxford philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
Elizabeth Anscombe
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Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ
surface form:
G. E. M. Anscombe
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| clarifies |
dependence of institutional descriptions on brute facts
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distinction between brute facts and facts under descriptions ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on action description
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debate on institutional reality ⓘ debate on the nature of facts ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions under which a fact counts as brute
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how descriptions of actions relate to underlying events ⓘ how higher-level descriptions depend on lower-level facts ⓘ logical structure of fact-ascriptions ⓘ relations between institutional facts and physical facts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hierarchies of description
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relation between facts and descriptions ⓘ role of brute facts in understanding actions ⓘ role of brute facts in understanding institutions ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
brute fact
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descriptive level ⓘ institutional fact ⓘ non-brute fact ⓘ underlying physical fact ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
analysis of institutional practices
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interplay between language and reality ⓘ relative character of brute facts ⓘ structure of practical descriptions ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | analytic tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
later discussions of brute facts in analytic philosophy
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philosophical accounts of institutional facts ⓘ subsequent work on levels of description ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
brute facts
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| philosophicalArea |
action theory
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ontology ⓘ philosophy of social institutions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Intention
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Modern Moral Philosophy ⓘ |
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