History as the Story of Liberty
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*History as the Story of Liberty* is a philosophical work by Benedetto Croce that interprets all of history as a progressive unfolding of human freedom.
All labels observed (2)
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| "History as the Story of Liberty" | 1 |
| History as the Story of Liberty canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History as the Story of Liberty Context triple: [Benedetto Croce, notableWork, History as the Story of Liberty]
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A.
The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
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B.
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
The Radicalism of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Gordon S. Wood that argues the American Revolution fundamentally transformed American society, politics, and culture in unexpectedly radical ways.
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C.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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D.
The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here
"The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" is the national motto of Liberia, reflecting the country's founding by formerly enslaved people seeking freedom.
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E.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
- 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: History as the Story of Liberty Target entity description: *History as the Story of Liberty* is a philosophical work by Benedetto Croce that interprets all of history as a progressive unfolding of human freedom.
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A.
The Science of Liberty
The Science of Liberty is a nonfiction book by science writer Timothy Ferris that explores the historical relationship between scientific progress and the development of liberal democracy.
-
B.
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
The Radicalism of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Gordon S. Wood that argues the American Revolution fundamentally transformed American society, politics, and culture in unexpectedly radical ways.
-
C.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution is a landmark historical study by Bernard Bailyn that examines the political and intellectual ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
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D.
The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here
"The Love of Liberty Brought Us Here" is the national motto of Liberia, reflecting the country's founding by formerly enslaved people seeking freedom.
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E.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
that historical events must be understood as expressions of human freedom
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that historical knowledge is inseparable from ethical and political judgment ⓘ that history cannot be reduced to natural-scientific laws ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Italian idealism
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liberal thought ⓘ |
| author | Benedetto Croce ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| describes | history as progressive realization of human freedom ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
treats every genuine historical advance as an advance in freedom
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views liberty as the central category of historical understanding ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-determinist view of history
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anti-positivist view of history ⓘ |
| hasReception |
discussed in debates on the nature of historical knowledge
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influential in 20th-century Italian liberal thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Italian liberal tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
students of philosophy of history
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students of political philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ethical-political dimension of history
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history as history of freedom ⓘ unity of theory and practice in history ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
freedom
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historiography ⓘ liberalism ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| movement |
idealism
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liberalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
identification of history with the story of human emancipation
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rejection of purely economic or materialist interpretations of history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| philosophicalCategory | ethico-political history ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Crocean historicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
relationship between history and liberty
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role of the historian in interpreting freedom ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Benedetto Croce
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History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century ⓘ Theory and History of Historiography ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | absolute historicism ⓘ |
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Subject: History as the Story of Liberty Description of subject: *History as the Story of Liberty* is a philosophical work by Benedetto Croce that interprets all of history as a progressive unfolding of human freedom.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Benedetto Croce
this entity surface form:
"History as the Story of Liberty"