A Vindication of the Rights of Men
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A Vindication of the Rights of Men is an early political treatise by Mary Wollstonecraft that defends republican and egalitarian principles while attacking aristocratic privilege and Edmund Burke’s conservative views.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Vindication of the Rights of Men canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Vindication of the Rights of Men Context triple: [Mary Wollstonecraft, notableWork, A Vindication of the Rights of Men]
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s seminal 1792 treatise arguing for women’s rational equality and educational and social rights, and is considered a foundational work of modern feminist philosophy.
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The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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On Liberty
On Liberty is a foundational 1859 philosophical essay by John Stuart Mill that defends individual freedom and limits on state and social authority.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
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- 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: A Vindication of the Rights of Men Target entity description: A Vindication of the Rights of Men is an early political treatise by Mary Wollstonecraft that defends republican and egalitarian principles while attacking aristocratic privilege and Edmund Burke’s conservative views.
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A.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s seminal 1792 treatise arguing for women’s rational equality and educational and social rights, and is considered a foundational work of modern feminist philosophy.
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B.
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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C.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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D.
On Liberty
On Liberty is a foundational 1859 philosophical essay by John Stuart Mill that defends individual freedom and limits on state and social authority.
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E.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer and philosopher best known as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ pamphlet ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| author | Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Edmund Burke
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Reflections on the Revolution in France ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Joseph Johnson ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first edition anonymous preface
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second edition revised text ⓘ |
| influenced |
British radicalism
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early feminist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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French Revolution ⓘ natural rights theory ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | radical Enlightenment ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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aristocracy ⓘ egalitarianism ⓘ hereditary privilege ⓘ natural rights ⓘ political rights ⓘ republican principles ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| movement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
feminism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
attack on hereditary privilege
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critique of chivalry as oppressive to women and men ⓘ defense of reason against tradition ⓘ link between political and moral equality ⓘ |
| opposes |
aristocratic privilege
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hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationFormat | pamphlet ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1790 ⓘ |
| supports |
French Revolution
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equality before the law ⓘ meritocracy ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ republican government ⓘ |
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Subject: A Vindication of the Rights of Men Description of subject: A Vindication of the Rights of Men is an early political treatise by Mary Wollstonecraft that defends republican and egalitarian principles while attacking aristocratic privilege and Edmund Burke’s conservative views.
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subject surface form:
Mary Wollstonecraft