Book III of A System of Logic
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Book III of *A System of Logic* is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s foundational 1843 work on logic, focusing on inductive reasoning and the methods of experimental inquiry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive | 1 |
| Book III of A System of Logic canonical | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book III of A System of Logic Context triple: [Book V: On Fallacies, relatedWork, Book III of A System of Logic]
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A System of Logic
A System of Logic is John Stuart Mill’s influential 1843 philosophical treatise that systematically develops inductive logic and the empirical foundations of scientific reasoning.
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Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
- 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 III of A System of Logic Target entity description: Book III of *A System of Logic* is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s foundational 1843 work on logic, focusing on inductive reasoning and the methods of experimental inquiry.
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A.
A System of Logic
A System of Logic is John Stuart Mill’s influential 1843 philosophical treatise that systematically develops inductive logic and the empirical foundations of scientific reasoning.
-
B.
Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
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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E.
Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy
"Of Scepticism and Other Systems of Philosophy" is a section in David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* where he examines skeptical doubts about human knowledge and critiques competing philosophical systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide logical foundations for scientific inquiry
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systematize inductive reasoning ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British philosophy
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empiricism ⓘ |
| author | John Stuart Mill ⓘ |
| concerns |
causal inference
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empirical investigation ⓘ experimental method ⓘ induction ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| discipline |
logic
ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inductive reasoning
ⓘ
methods of experimental inquiry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later theories of induction
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methodology of the social sciences ⓘ philosophy of science in the 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era ⓘ |
| isSectionNumber | III ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInWork |
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
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linked to:
Book III of A System of Logic
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| originalPublicationPlace | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | A System of Logic ⓘ |
| partOfLargerWorkGenre | logic treatise ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mill’s methods of induction
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rules for experimental inquiry ⓘ |
| workType | philosophical treatise section ⓘ |
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linked to: Book III of A System of Logic