Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
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Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that systematically defends common sense realism and analyzes human cognitive faculties such as perception, memory, and reasoning.
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| Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man canonical | 2 |
| Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man Context triple: [Thomas Reid, work, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man]
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense is an influential 1764 philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that lays the foundations of Scottish Common Sense Realism in opposition to the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain
Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain is a major philosophical work by Leibniz in which he systematically responds to John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding and develops his own theory of knowledge, innate ideas, and the nature of the mind.
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A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
- 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: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man Target entity description: Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that systematically defends common sense realism and analyzes human cognitive faculties such as perception, memory, and reasoning.
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A.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
-
B.
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense is an influential 1764 philosophical treatise by Thomas Reid that lays the foundations of Scottish Common Sense Realism in opposition to the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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C.
Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain
Nouveaux essais sur l’entendement humain is a major philosophical work by Leibniz in which he systematically responds to John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding and develops his own theory of knowledge, innate ideas, and the nature of the mind.
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D.
A Philosophical Sketch
A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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E.
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge is George Berkeley’s seminal philosophical work in which he develops his idealist theory that reality consists only of minds and their ideas, denying the existence of material substance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Reid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| critiques |
David Hume's account of perception
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skeptical empiricism ⓘ theory of ideas ⓘ |
| followedBy | Essays on the Active Powers of Man ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on abstraction
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essay on conception ⓘ essay on judgment ⓘ essay on memory ⓘ essay on reasoning ⓘ essay on taste ⓘ essay on the powers of external perception ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Scottish philosophy
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American pragmatism ⓘ G. E. Moore ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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David Hume ⓘ John Locke ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
belief
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common sense ⓘ consciousness ⓘ epistemology ⓘ evidence ⓘ human cognitive faculties ⓘ judgment ⓘ memory ⓘ perception ⓘ reasoning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed analysis of mental faculties
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systematic defense of common sense ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
philosophy of mind
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philosophy of perception ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Scottish Common Sense Realism
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surface form:
Scottish common sense realism
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| placeOfPublication | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| positionDefended |
anti-skepticism
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common sense realism ⓘ direct realism about perception ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1785 ⓘ |
| structure | series of essays ⓘ |
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An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
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