Doctrine of Being
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The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctrine of Being canonical | 2 |
| Lehre vom Sein | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctrine of Being Context triple: [Science of Logic, hasPart, Doctrine of Being]
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Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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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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Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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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.
- 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: Doctrine of Being Target entity description: The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
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A.
Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a philosophical system developed in the Roman Empire that reinterprets and extends Plato’s ideas into a metaphysical framework centered on a single transcendent source from which all reality emanates.
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B.
Platonism
Platonism is a philosophical doctrine rooted in Plato’s ideas, emphasizing the existence of abstract, non-material Forms or universals as the most real and fundamental aspects of reality.
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C.
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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D.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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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
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical concept
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section of a philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt | showing the self-movement of pure thought ⓘ |
| analyzes |
becoming
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measure ⓘ nothing ⓘ pure being ⓘ quality ⓘ quantity ⓘ |
| author |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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| belongsToTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
dialectical development of categories
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transition from being to essence ⓘ |
| concerns |
immediacy of thought
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indeterminate being ⓘ most basic categories of thought ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Doctrine of Essence
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Doctrine of the Concept ⓘ |
| epistemicStatus | level of immediacy in Hegel’s logic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Measure
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Quality ⓘ Quantity ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
Dasein
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surface form:
Dasein (determinate being)
Degree ⓘ Finitude ⓘ Infinity ⓘ Number ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century continental philosophy
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subsequent Hegelian ontology ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | German ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | first book of Science of Logic ⓘ |
| logicalFunction | derivation of categories from pure being ⓘ |
| methodologicalRole | starting point of Hegel’s logical system ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Doctrine of Being
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lehre vom Sein
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| partOf | Science of Logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalProblem |
emergence of determinate being from indeterminacy
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relation between being and nothing ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first major section of Hegel’s Science of Logic ⓘ |
| precedes |
Doctrine of Essence
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Doctrine of the Concept ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Hegel scholarship ⓘ |
| subjectOf | commentaries on Hegel’s Science of Logic ⓘ |
| usesMethod | dialectic ⓘ |
| workPublicationPeriod | 1812–1816 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lehre vom Sein