God and Man at Yale
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God and Man at Yale is a 1951 book by William F. Buckley Jr. criticizing Yale University for promoting secularism and collectivism over traditional religious and conservative values.
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| God and Man at Yale canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: God and Man at Yale Context triple: [William F. Buckley Jr., notableWork, God and Man at Yale]
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A.
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers is a foundational 1799 work of modern Protestant theology in which Friedrich Schleiermacher defends the essence of religious experience to skeptical, educated audiences of his time.
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B.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
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Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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E.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
- 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: God and Man at Yale Target entity description: God and Man at Yale is a 1951 book by William F. Buckley Jr. criticizing Yale University for promoting secularism and collectivism over traditional religious and conservative values.
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A.
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers
On Religion: Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers is a foundational 1799 work of modern Protestant theology in which Friedrich Schleiermacher defends the essence of religious experience to skeptical, educated audiences of his time.
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B.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
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C.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
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D.
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that systematically interpret the historical religions through the lens of his idealist philosophical system.
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E.
God and the State
God and the State is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression and argues for human freedom and rationalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Christian religious values
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conservative principles ⓘ free-market capitalism ⓘ |
| author | William F. Buckley Jr. ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
Yale undermines the religious and political beliefs of its alumni and donors
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universities should respect the values of their supporters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Yale University
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collectivist economic ideas ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Up from Liberalism ⓘ |
| genre |
conservative literature
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non-fiction ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 50th anniversary edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American conservative movement
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postwar American conservatism ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
foundational text for American conservative intellectual tradition
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helped launch William F. Buckley Jr.'s public career ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among academics
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praised by conservatives ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between individualism and collectivism
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conflict between religion and secularism ⓘ conservative critique of liberal education ⓘ role of universities in shaping ideology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Yale University
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academic freedom ⓘ collectivism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ higher education in the United States ⓘ liberalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over academic freedom and donor intent
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early articulation of modern American conservatism ⓘ |
| originallyMarketedAs | exposé of Yale University ⓘ |
| pages | over 200 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| publisher | Henry Regnery Company ⓘ |
| setting | Yale University ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American conservatives
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Yale alumni ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | mid-20th century American higher education ⓘ |
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