Summa Logicae
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Summa Logicae is a foundational 14th-century philosophical and logical treatise that systematically presents William of Ockham’s views on logic, language, and metaphysics.
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| Summa Logicae canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Summa Logicae Context triple: [William of Ockham, wrote, Summa Logicae]
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Philosophia rationalis sive logica
Philosophia rationalis sive logica is an 18th-century treatise by Christian Wolff that systematically presents his influential rationalist theory of logic and method.
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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.
De Interpretatione
De Interpretatione is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on language, meaning, and logical propositions, particularly known for its discussion of affirmation, negation, and the problem of future contingents.
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D.
Disputationes metaphysicae
Disputationes metaphysicae is a seminal late 16th-century work of scholastic philosophy that systematically presents Francisco Suárez’s influential account of metaphysics, bridging medieval and early modern thought.
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E.
Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam
Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam is an early modern philosophical work by Christian Thomasius that outlines principles of courtly conduct and practical philosophy for life at court.
- 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: Summa Logicae Target entity description: Summa Logicae is a foundational 14th-century philosophical and logical treatise that systematically presents William of Ockham’s views on logic, language, and metaphysics.
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A.
Philosophia rationalis sive logica
Philosophia rationalis sive logica is an 18th-century treatise by Christian Wolff that systematically presents his influential rationalist theory of logic and method.
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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.
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C.
De Interpretatione
De Interpretatione is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on language, meaning, and logical propositions, particularly known for its discussion of affirmation, negation, and the problem of future contingents.
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D.
Disputationes metaphysicae
Disputationes metaphysicae is a seminal late 16th-century work of scholastic philosophy that systematically presents Francisco Suárez’s influential account of metaphysics, bridging medieval and early modern thought.
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E.
Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam
Introductio ad philosophiam aulicam is an early modern philosophical work by Christian Thomasius that outlines principles of courtly conduct and practical philosophy for life at court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logical treatise
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medieval work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ scholastic text ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
logic
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medieval studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| author | William of Ockham ⓘ |
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| discusses |
logical consequence
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mental language ⓘ modal propositions ⓘ obligations (obligationes) ⓘ signs ⓘ truth conditions ⓘ |
| genre | logic manual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance logic
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history of logic ⓘ late medieval logic ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian logic
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Peter of Spain ⓘ medieval scholastic logic ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of supposition theory
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systematic presentation of Ockham’s logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | nominalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | scholasticism ⓘ |
| subject |
categories
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consequences ⓘ fallacies ⓘ intention theory ⓘ predication ⓘ propositions ⓘ signification ⓘ supposition theory ⓘ syllogisms ⓘ terms ⓘ universals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Sum of Logic ⓘ |
| workOf | William of Ockham ⓘ |
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