219 works selected for the 40 candidate questions. Selections approved by Ben Breen, 29 September 2026. Arguments are unverified. Quotations were chosen by machine and are unchecked.
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1798CondillacCondillac,The Language of CalculationFrenchTreatiseNo text yet
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
La Langue des calculs
French · Treatise
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Open source →- Q10Can a fixed procedure for reasoning settle a disagreement when the participants accept the same premises?
Yes. Argues that reasoning is calculation and that a well-made language of signs would make every science as exact as algebra.
- Q10Can a fixed procedure for reasoning settle a disagreement when the participants accept the same premises?
1899GényGény,Method of Interpretation and Sources in Private Positive LawFrenchTreatiseNo text yet
François Gény
Méthode d'interprétation et sources en droit privé positif
French · Treatise
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Open source →- Q11Should a judge follow a general rule when it produces an unjust result in a particular case?
No. Argues that the code cannot supply every answer and that where it is silent the judge must use custom and 'free scientific research' rather than force the text.
- Q11Should a judge follow a general rule when it produces an unjust result in a particular case?