The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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Target entity: The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature Context triple: [Karl Marx, doctoralThesis, The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature]
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Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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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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History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature Target entity description: The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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A.
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics is a foundational philosophical work by Immanuel Kant that concisely outlines and defends the key ideas of his critical philosophy, especially those developed more fully in the Critique of Pure Reason.
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B.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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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.
History of the Inductive Sciences
History of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s comprehensive 19th-century survey of the development of scientific knowledge and methods from antiquity to his own time.
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E.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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doctoral dissertation
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1841 ⓘ |
| examinesConcept |
clinamen (atomic swerve)
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contingency ⓘ determinism ⓘ freedom of the will ⓘ necessity ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
ancient philosophy
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history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| focusesOn | comparison of Democritean and Epicurean atomism ⓘ |
| genre |
academic thesis
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm |
manuscript
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printed edition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Young Hegelian movement in 1840s Germany ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Democritus
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Epicurus ⓘ G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Democritus
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Epicurus ⓘ ancient atomism ⓘ freedom ⓘ materialism ⓘ nature ⓘ |
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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
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surface form:
Differenz der demokritischen und epikureischen Naturphilosophie
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| philosophicalPerspective | materialist interpretation of nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German idealism
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surface form:
German Idealism
Young Hegelians ⓘ
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Young Hegelianism
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| relatedWork |
Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right
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Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 ⓘ The German Ideology ⓘ |
| significance |
early work of Karl Marx
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pre-Marxist philosophical phase of Karl Marx ⓘ |
| submittedTo | University of Jena ⓘ |
| supervisor | Bruno Bauer ⓘ |
| topic |
Democritean natural philosophy
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Epicurean ethics and physics ⓘ critique of deterministic atomism ⓘ history of materialism ⓘ relationship between nature and freedom ⓘ |
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Differenz der demokritischen und epikureischen Naturphilosophie