On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
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On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History is Thomas Carlyle’s influential 1841 collection of lectures arguing that history is shaped by the actions and character of great individuals, or “heroes,” across different eras and fields.
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| On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Context triple: [Thomas Carlyle, notableWork, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History]
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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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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Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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D.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
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Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
- 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: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Target entity description: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History is Thomas Carlyle’s influential 1841 collection of lectures arguing that history is shaped by the actions and character of great individuals, or “heroes,” across different eras and fields.
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A.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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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.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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D.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
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E.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Description of subject: On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History is Thomas Carlyle’s influential 1841 collection of lectures arguing that history is shaped by the actions and character of great individuals, or “heroes,” across different eras and fields.
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subject surface form:
Thomas Carlyle