The Discovery of the Mind
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The Discovery of the Mind is a seminal work of classical scholarship that explores how ancient Greek literature and thought gave rise to the concept of individual consciousness and self-awareness in Western culture.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Discovery of the Mind Context triple: [Bruno Snell, notableWork, The Discovery of the Mind]
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A.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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B.
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling is a multi-volume philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of mind, emotion, and human experience through a symbolic and process-oriented framework.
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C.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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D.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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E.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
- 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: The Discovery of the Mind Target entity description: The Discovery of the Mind is a seminal work of classical scholarship that explores how ancient Greek literature and thought gave rise to the concept of individual consciousness and self-awareness in Western culture.
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A.
The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
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B.
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling
Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling is a multi-volume philosophical work by Susanne Langer that explores the nature of mind, emotion, and human experience through a symbolic and process-oriented framework.
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C.
The Mind and Its Place in Nature
The Mind and Its Place in Nature is a 1925 philosophical work by C. D. Broad that systematically analyzes theories of mind–body relations and helped shape early 20th-century philosophy of mind.
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D.
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind
Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind is an influential 1829 work of associationist psychology and philosophy by James Mill that systematically examines mental processes through the principles of association.
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E.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of classical scholarship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
classical philology
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comparative literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Greek tragedy ⓘ Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ Presocratic philosophers ⓘ early Greek lyric poetry ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Snell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
Greek literature reflects a progressive discovery of the inner self
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the concept of individual consciousness emerged historically in Greek culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
history of philosophy
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history of psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of the concept of the mind in Greek thought
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emergence of the individual in Greek literature ⓘ transition from mythological to rational thinking in Greece ⓘ |
| genre |
classical studies
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
classics
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intellectual history ⓘ literary studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German philology
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classical Greek texts ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
discovery of the self
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emergence of subjectivity in literature ⓘ evolution of psychological vocabulary in Greek ⓘ relationship between language and consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing for a historical development of mental concepts
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linking philology with philosophy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Entdeckung des Geistes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| subject |
Western intellectual history
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ concept of mind ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ individual consciousness ⓘ self-awareness ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
archaic Greece
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classical Greece ⓘ |
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