A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
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A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government is a political-philosophical dialogue by Japanese thinker Nakae Chōmin that stages a debate over Western liberalism, nationalism, and governance through the conversations of three inebriated characters.
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| A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government Context triple: [Nakae Chōmin, notableWork, A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government]
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
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An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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E.
A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal is Jonathan Swift’s famous 1729 satirical essay that uses shocking irony to criticize British policy toward the impoverished Irish.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government Target entity description: A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government is a political-philosophical dialogue by Japanese thinker Nakae Chōmin that stages a debate over Western liberalism, nationalism, and governance through the conversations of three inebriated characters.
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A.
A Fragment on Government
A Fragment on Government is an influential 1776 political treatise by Jeremy Bentham that critiques William Blackstone’s Commentaries and lays early foundations for utilitarian legal and political theory.
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B.
A Disquisition on Government
A Disquisition on Government is a mid-19th-century political treatise by John C. Calhoun that systematically defends states’ rights, slavery, and the doctrine of the concurrent majority within the American constitutional system.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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D.
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States
An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States is an 1814 political treatise by John Taylor of Caroline that offers a states’ rights, agrarian, and anti-Federalist critique of the U.S. Constitution and federal power.
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E.
A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal is Jonathan Swift’s famous 1729 satirical essay that uses shocking irony to criticize British policy toward the impoverished Irish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese philosophical work
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literary work ⓘ political-philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| author |
Nakae Tokusuke
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surface form:
Nakae Chōmin
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| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
critique of authoritarianism
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debate over national strength versus civil freedom ⓘ importation of Western ideas into Japan ⓘ modernization of Japan ⓘ role of the people in government ⓘ tension between individual liberty and state power ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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political literature ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
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political thinker ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the Champion of Militarism
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the Gentleman ⓘ the Master of Ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government self-link ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | Sansuijin keirin mondō ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French political thought
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Western liberal political philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegorical debate
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personification of political positions ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Western liberalism
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constitutionalism ⓘ governance ⓘ liberalism ⓘ militarism ⓘ modernization ⓘ nationalism ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dialogue among three inebriated speakers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
staging a debate over Western liberalism and Japanese nationalism
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use of three drunkards as philosophical interlocutors ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Japanese political discourse ⓘ |
| period | Meiji era ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | modern Japanese political thought ⓘ |
| setting |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji-period Japan
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