Enlightenment’s Wake
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Enlightenment’s Wake is a philosophical work by John Gray that critically examines and challenges the legacy of Enlightenment rationalism and liberal humanism in modern political thought.
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| Enlightenment’s Wake canonical | 1 |
| Enlightenment’s Wake: Politics and Culture at the Close of the Modern Age | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Enlightenment’s Wake Context triple: [John Gray, notableWork, Enlightenment’s Wake]
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A.
The Enlightened City
The Enlightened City is an honorific title for Medina, reflecting its status as a radiant center of early Islamic faith, scholarship, and the Prophet Muhammad’s community.
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Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
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C.
The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
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A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
The Inevitable Revolution
The Inevitable Revolution is a political work by Lebanese Druze leader and thinker Kamal Jumblatt that outlines his revolutionary, socialist, and humanist vision for transforming Arab and Lebanese society.
- 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)
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Target entity: Enlightenment’s Wake Target entity description: Enlightenment’s Wake is a philosophical work by John Gray that critically examines and challenges the legacy of Enlightenment rationalism and liberal humanism in modern political thought.
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A.
The Enlightened City
The Enlightened City is an honorific title for Medina, reflecting its status as a radiant center of early Islamic faith, scholarship, and the Prophet Muhammad’s community.
-
B.
Age of Reason
Age of Reason is a term for the Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority.
-
C.
The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
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D.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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E.
The Inevitable Revolution
The Inevitable Revolution is a political work by Lebanese Druze leader and thinker Kamal Jumblatt that outlines his revolutionary, socialist, and humanist vision for transforming Arab and Lebanese society.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge liberal faith in rational progress
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reassess the legacy of the Enlightenment in politics ⓘ |
| author | John Gray ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Enlightenment project
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liberal humanism ⓘ liberal universalism ⓘ progressivism ⓘ rationalist foundationalism ⓘ |
| discusses |
liberal democracy
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modernity ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ pluralism ⓘ postmodernity ⓘ secularization ⓘ |
| genre | political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
Enlightenment’s Wake
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Enlightenment’s Wake: Politics and Culture at the Close of the Modern Age
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| hasPart |
essays on culture and politics at the end of the modern age
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essays on liberalism and modernity ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-utopianism
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critique of secular humanism ⓘ skepticism about progress ⓘ value pluralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Isaiah Berlin ⓘ Karl Popper ⓘ Michael Oakeshott ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment rationalism
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liberal humanism ⓘ modern political thought ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on debates about the fate of liberalism
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systematic critique of Enlightenment rationalism in politics ⓘ |
| proposes | a post-Enlightenment liberalism without universal foundations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Routledge & Kegan Paul
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surface form:
Routledge
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| targetAudience |
scholars of political philosophy
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students of political theory ⓘ |
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Enlightenment’s Wake: Politics and Culture at the Close of the Modern Age