Academy of Dijon prize competition
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The Academy of Dijon prize competition was an 18th-century French intellectual contest that invited philosophical essays on major social and moral questions, notably inspiring Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s famous discourse on inequality.
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| Academy of Dijon prize competition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2302447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy of Dijon prize competition Context triple: [Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men, writtenFor, Academy of Dijon prize competition]
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Prix Bordin
The Prix Bordin is a prestigious French academic prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in fields such as mathematics and the physical sciences.
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Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences
The Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific prize awarded by France’s national academy to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific research.
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C.
Prix Émile Perreau-Pradier
The Prix Émile Perreau-Pradier is a French scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques to recognize distinguished work in the moral and political sciences.
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D.
Prix Édouard Bonnefous
The Prix Édouard Bonnefous is a French scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques to recognize outstanding contributions in the fields of moral and political sciences.
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E.
Prix de la Fondation Stéphane Gsell
The Prix de la Fondation Stéphane Gsell is a scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in France, recognizing distinguished work in the humanities and social sciences.
- 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: Academy of Dijon prize competition Target entity description: The Academy of Dijon prize competition was an 18th-century French intellectual contest that invited philosophical essays on major social and moral questions, notably inspiring Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s famous discourse on inequality.
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A.
Prix Bordin
The Prix Bordin is a prestigious French academic prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences for outstanding contributions in fields such as mathematics and the physical sciences.
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B.
Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences
The Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific prize awarded by France’s national academy to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific research.
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C.
Prix Émile Perreau-Pradier
The Prix Émile Perreau-Pradier is a French scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques to recognize distinguished work in the moral and political sciences.
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D.
Prix Édouard Bonnefous
The Prix Édouard Bonnefous is a French scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques to recognize outstanding contributions in the fields of moral and political sciences.
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E.
Prix de la Fondation Stéphane Gsell
The Prix de la Fondation Stéphane Gsell is a scholarly prize awarded by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in France, recognizing distinguished work in the humanities and social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
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| instanceOf |
essay prize
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intellectual competition ⓘ philosophical contest ⓘ |
| aim | to solicit essays on major social and moral questions ⓘ |
| award | prize for best essay ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| evaluationMethod | jury of academicians ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophical essay ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
Ancien Régime France
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| historicalSignificance | catalyst for Rousseau’s major political-philosophical works ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
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surface form:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality
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| intellectualContext | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location |
Burgundy wine region
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surface form:
Burgundy
Dijon ⓘ |
| notableAuthor | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| notableWorkSubmitted | Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men ⓘ |
| organizer |
Dijon Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
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surface form:
Académie de Dijon
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| participant | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| sponsorType | learned society ⓘ |
| topic |
civil society
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human nature ⓘ moral questions ⓘ political order ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
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Subject: Academy of Dijon prize competition Description of subject: The Academy of Dijon prize competition was an 18th-century French intellectual contest that invited philosophical essays on major social and moral questions, notably inspiring Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s famous discourse on inequality.
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Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
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writtenFor
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Academy of Dijon prize competition
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