Lettres écrites de la montagne (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
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Lettres écrites de la montagne is a 1764 political and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in which he defends his ideas and attacks the authorities who condemned his earlier writings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lettres écrites de la montagne (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lettres écrites de la montagne (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) Context triple: [Marc-Michel Rey, notablePublication, Lettres écrites de la montagne (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)]
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A.
Lettres provinciales
Lettres provinciales is a series of 17th-century polemical letters by Blaise Pascal that satirically defend Jansenism and sharply criticize Jesuit moral theology and church corruption.
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B.
Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a major French Alpine ski resort in the Isère department, known for its extensive slopes and year-round glacier skiing.
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C.
Voyages dans les Alpes
Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
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D.
Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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E.
An Alpine Idyll
"An Alpine Idyll" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, included in his collection *Men Without Women*, that explores themes of isolation, death, and the macabre in a remote mountain village setting.
- 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: Lettres écrites de la montagne (by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) Target entity description: Lettres écrites de la montagne is a 1764 political and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in which he defends his ideas and attacks the authorities who condemned his earlier writings.
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A.
Lettres provinciales
Lettres provinciales is a series of 17th-century polemical letters by Blaise Pascal that satirically defend Jansenism and sharply criticize Jesuit moral theology and church corruption.
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B.
Les Deux Alpes
Les Deux Alpes is a major French Alpine ski resort in the Isère department, known for its extensive slopes and year-round glacier skiing.
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C.
Voyages dans les Alpes
Voyages dans les Alpes is an influential multi-volume 18th-century work of scientific exploration and description of the Alps by naturalist Horace Bénédict de Saussure.
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D.
Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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E.
An Alpine Idyll
"An Alpine Idyll" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, included in his collection *Men Without Women*, that explores themes of isolation, death, and the macabre in a remote mountain village setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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epistolary work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ political work ⓘ |
| addressesWork |
The Social Contract
ⓘ
surface form:
Du contrat social
Emile, or On Education ⓘ
surface form:
Émile, ou De l’éducation
|
| aim |
public justification of Rousseau’s doctrines
ⓘ
self-defense of the author ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| contextOfWriting | controversy over the condemnation of Émile and Du contrat social ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Genevan authorities
ⓘ
Mairie de Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Parisian authorities
civil magistrates who condemned Rousseau’s books ⓘ religious censors ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | series of letters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Genevan republican tradition
ⓘ
Rousseau’s own earlier political writings ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
citizens of Geneva
ⓘ
wider European reading public ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letters ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil liberty
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critique of political and religious authorities ⓘ defense of Rousseau’s condemned writings ⓘ freedom of conscience ⓘ relationship between church and state ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
legitimacy of political authority
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limits of state power ⓘ rights of citizens ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | defense of freedom of thought against censorship ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Enlightenment political thought ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Switzerland
ⓘ
near Geneva ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
18th-century debates on religious intolerance
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Genevan political conflicts ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
popular sovereignty
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rule of law ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Letters Written from the Mountain ⓘ |
| workSequence |
follows the condemnation of Du contrat social
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follows the condemnation of Émile ⓘ |
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