What is Property?
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"What is Property?" is an 1840 philosophical and political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, famous for declaring that "property is theft" and foundational to anarchist and socialist thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What is Property? canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What is Property? Context triple: [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, notableWork, What is Property?]
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The Price
The Price is a 1968 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of choices through the story of two estranged brothers dividing their late father's possessions.
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B.
Vici Properties
Vici Properties is a large publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in owning gaming, hospitality, and entertainment properties across the United States.
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C.
PLAF
PLAF is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the Polish Air Force, the air warfare branch of Poland’s armed forces.
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D.
Villeta
Villeta is a Colombian town and municipality in the department of Cundinamarca, known for its warm climate and sugarcane production.
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E.
Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a collection of land and property holdings in the United Kingdom, managed independently and generating revenue for the public treasury rather than being the private property of the monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What is Property? Target entity description: "What is Property?" is an 1840 philosophical and political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, famous for declaring that "property is theft" and foundational to anarchist and socialist thought.
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A.
The Price
The Price is a 1968 play by American dramatist Arthur Miller that explores family conflict, memory, and the cost of choices through the story of two estranged brothers dividing their late father's possessions.
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B.
Vici Properties
Vici Properties is a large publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in owning gaming, hospitality, and entertainment properties across the United States.
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C.
PLAF
PLAF is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the Polish Air Force, the air warfare branch of Poland’s armed forces.
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D.
Villeta
Villeta is a Colombian town and municipality in the department of Cundinamarca, known for its warm climate and sugarcane production.
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E.
Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a collection of land and property holdings in the United Kingdom, managed independently and generating revenue for the public treasury rather than being the private property of the monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define the nature of property
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examine the principle of right and government ⓘ |
| author | Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
capitalist property relations
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private property ⓘ |
| famousFor | the phrase "property is theft" ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm | treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critique of legal concepts of ownership
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discussion of rights and government ⓘ theoretical analysis of property ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early industrial capitalism in Europe
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post-French Revolution France ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s later works
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anarchist thought ⓘ socialist thought ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
critique of economic inequality
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distinction between property and possession ⓘ moral evaluation of ownership ⓘ social function of property ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Anarchism—History of ideas
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Property—Philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anarchism
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law and government ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ private property ⓘ property ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| movement |
classical anarchism
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early socialism ⓘ |
| notableQuote | La propriété, c’est le vol ! ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTranslation | Property is theft! ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Qu’est-ce que la propriété ? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
anarchism
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mutualism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| subtitle | Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement ⓘ |
| supports | possession as use-based holding ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What is Property? Description of subject: "What is Property?" is an 1840 philosophical and political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, famous for declaring that "property is theft" and foundational to anarchist and socialist thought.
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon