Leviathan
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Leviathan is Thomas Hobbes’s seminal 1651 philosophical treatise that lays out a foundational theory of the social contract and the necessity of a powerful sovereign to maintain order.
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| Leviathan canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leviathan Context triple: [Thomas Hobbes, notableWork, Leviathan]
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Leviathan
Leviathan is a monumental, site-specific inflatable sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its immersive, cathedral-like interior and exploration of scale, space, and perception.
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Leviathan
Leviathan is a towering steel giga coaster at Canada's Wonderland renowned for its extreme height, speed, and steep first drop.
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The Rudder
The Rudder is a foundational compendium of Eastern Orthodox canon law and church regulations, widely used as an authoritative guide for ecclesiastical discipline and practice.
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The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
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New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
- 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: Leviathan Target entity description: Leviathan is Thomas Hobbes’s seminal 1651 philosophical treatise that lays out a foundational theory of the social contract and the necessity of a powerful sovereign to maintain order.
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A.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a monumental, site-specific inflatable sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its immersive, cathedral-like interior and exploration of scale, space, and perception.
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B.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a towering steel giga coaster at Canada's Wonderland renowned for its extreme height, speed, and steep first drop.
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C.
The Rudder
The Rudder is a foundational compendium of Eastern Orthodox canon law and church regulations, widely used as an authoritative guide for ecclesiastical discipline and practice.
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D.
The Black
The Black is the powerful, untamed Arabian stallion who forms a deep bond with a young boy in Walter Farley’s classic horse adventure series.
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E.
New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
a powerful sovereign is necessary to maintain peace and order
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in the state of nature life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" ⓘ individuals consent to give up some rights to a sovereign for security ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
absolute sovereign
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commonwealth ⓘ social contract ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| field |
legal philosophy
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moral philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlaceOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| fullTitle | Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor | the state as an artificial man ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Of Commonwealth
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Of Man ⓘ Of a Christian Commonwealth ⓘ Of the Kingdom of Darkness ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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John Locke ⓘ liberal political theory ⓘ modern political philosophy ⓘ modern theories of the state ⓘ social contract theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English Civil War
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materialism ⓘ mechanistic philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil war and disorder
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human nature ⓘ political authority ⓘ social contract ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ state of nature ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"Covenants, without the sword, are but words."
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"The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
advocates political absolutism
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defends legal positivism ⓘ supports strong centralized authority ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1651 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Leviathan self-link ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | biblical sea monster Leviathan ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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