The Apostles
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The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
discussion group
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intellectual society → secret society → |
| affiliation |
University of Cambridge student societies
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| alsoKnownAs |
Cambridge Apostles
→
Conversazione Society → |
| associatedWith |
Cambridge University intellectual life
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King's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → |
| characteristic |
elite
→
intellectual → philosophical → secretive → |
| country |
England
→
United Kingdom → |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
→
philosophy → politics → |
| foundedInPeriod |
19th century
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| hasPart |
essay presentations
→
group discussions → weekly meetings → |
| influenced |
Bloomsbury Group
→
British intellectual history → analytic philosophy → |
| language |
English
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|
| location |
University of Cambridge
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| membershipPolicy |
highly selective
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invitation only → |
| notableMember |
Alfred Tennyson
→
Bertrand Russell → E. M. Forster → G. E. Moore → John Maynard Keynes → Ludwig Wittgenstein → Lytton Strachey → |
| purpose |
exchange of ideas
→
intellectual debate → philosophical discussion → |
| topicOf |
biographies of John Maynard Keynes
→
histories of British philosophy → studies of Cambridge intellectual culture → |
| tradition |
confidentiality of discussions
→
lifelong membership status → small membership → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cambridge Apostles
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Rupert Brooke
("Apostles (Cambridge Conversazione Society)")
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memberOf |