Slavery and Freedom
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"Slavery and Freedom" is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential dimensions of human freedom in contrast to various forms of inner and outer bondage.
All labels observed (1)
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| Slavery and Freedom canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slavery and Freedom Context triple: [Nicolas Berdyaev, notableWork, Slavery and Freedom]
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
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B.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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C.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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D.
American Negro Slave Revolts
American Negro Slave Revolts is a seminal historical study by Herbert Aptheker that documents and analyzes the resistance and uprisings of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
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E.
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slavery and Freedom Target entity description: "Slavery and Freedom" is a philosophical work by Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential dimensions of human freedom in contrast to various forms of inner and outer bondage.
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A.
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
-
B.
The Coming Slavery
"The Coming Slavery" is an essay by Herbert Spencer warning that expanding state control and social legislation would gradually erode individual liberty and lead to a form of modern servitude.
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C.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves is a multi-volume collection of first-person accounts by formerly enslaved people, compiled in the 1930s and 1940s and regarded as one of the most important primary sources on American slavery.
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D.
American Negro Slave Revolts
American Negro Slave Revolts is a seminal historical study by Herbert Aptheker that documents and analyzes the resistance and uprisings of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
-
E.
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy
The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy is an 1839 abolitionist treatise by Thomas Fowell Buxton that analyzes the transatlantic slave trade and advocates practical measures, including legitimate commerce and political action, to end it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century philosophy
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Russian émigré thought ⓘ |
| author |
Nicolas Berdyaev
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Nicolas Berdyaev ⓘ
surface form:
Nikolai Berdyaev
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| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| explores |
creative nature of human freedom
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freedom and personality ⓘ freedom in relation to God ⓘ freedom in relation to evil ⓘ inner spiritual slavery ⓘ social and political forms of slavery ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of determinism
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critique of legalistic concepts of freedom ⓘ relationship between freedom and necessity ⓘ relationship between person and society ⓘ spiritual foundations of freedom ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Christian personalist
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existentialist ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Christianity
existential philosophy ⓘ personalism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
bondage of sin
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distinction between external and internal freedom ⓘ freedom and evil ⓘ freedom and love ⓘ freedom and responsibility ⓘ freedom as a creative act ⓘ person as spiritual center ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian existentialism
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existential freedom ⓘ human freedom ⓘ inner bondage ⓘ outer bondage ⓘ personalism ⓘ slavery ⓘ spiritual freedom ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian existentialism
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Russian religious philosophy ⓘ |
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