Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty

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book political pamphlet

Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.

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Label	Occurrences
Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty	2
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty canonical	1

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Target entity: Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Context triple: [Richard Price, notableWork, Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty]

A. The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
B. Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
C. Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
D. A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
E. The Constitution of Liberty
The Constitution of Liberty is a 1960 political philosophy book by economist Friedrich Hayek that defends classical liberalism, the rule of law, and individual freedom against collectivist and interventionist doctrines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
Target entity description: Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty is an influential 1776 political pamphlet by Richard Price that defended American independence and articulated Enlightenment principles of individual freedom and democratic government.

A. The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
B. Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
C. Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
D. A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
E. The Constitution of Liberty
The Constitution of Liberty is a 1960 political philosophy book by economist Friedrich Hayek that defends classical liberalism, the rule of law, and individual freedom against collectivist and interventionist doctrines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ political pamphlet ⓘ
associatedPerson	American patriots ⓘ Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
associatedWith	British dissenting tradition ⓘ Whig political tradition ⓘ
associatedWork	Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty
author	Richard Price ⓘ
circulation	bestseller in 1776 Britain ⓘ widely reprinted in the American colonies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Great Britain ⓘ
genre	pamphlet literature ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ
hasPart	analysis of political representation ⓘ argument about the limits of parliamentary authority ⓘ discussion of different kinds of liberty ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to British debate on the American crisis ⓘ influential statement of Enlightenment liberalism ⓘ widely read in Britain and America ⓘ
influenced	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution debates on representation and taxation ⓘ republican political thought ⓘ
influencedBy	Age of Enlightenment ⓘ surface form: Enlightenment John Locke ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	American independence ⓘ British imperial policy ⓘ Enlightenment political thought ⓘ civil liberty ⓘ democratic government ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ rights of the American colonies ⓘ
notableIdea	distinction between civil, religious, and political liberty ⓘ government as a trust derived from the people ⓘ illegitimacy of ruling a people without their consent ⓘ
positionTaken	advocacy of limited government ⓘ critique of taxation without representation ⓘ defense of American independence ⓘ defense of natural rights ⓘ support for popular sovereignty ⓘ
publicationContext	American Revolutionary period ⓘ
publicationPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
publicationYear	1776 ⓘ
publisher	T. Cadell ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	18th century ⓘ American Revolutionary War era ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Richard Price → notableWork → Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty

Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty → associatedWork → Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ