Eighteenth Address
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The Eighteenth Address is the concluding lecture in Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s "Addresses to the German Nation," in which he synthesizes his vision of German national renewal through education and moral reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eighteenth Address canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3690192 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighteenth Address Context triple: [Addresses to the German Nation, hasPart, Eighteenth Address]
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Seventeenth Address
The Seventeenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in "Addresses to the German Nation," contributing to his vision of German cultural and moral renewal during the Napoleonic era.
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Sixteenth Address
The Sixteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in 1807–1808 to inspire German cultural and political renewal under Napoleonic occupation.
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Thirteenth Address
The Thirteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in his "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in 1807–1808 to inspire German cultural and political renewal under Napoleonic occupation.
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Fourteenth Address
The Fourteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s influential nationalist-philosophical speeches collected in "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in Berlin in 1807–1808.
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Eleventh Address
The Eleventh Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s patriotic philosophical speeches in his "Addresses to the German Nation," contributing to his vision of German cultural and national renewal in the early 19th century.
- 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: Eighteenth Address Target entity description: The Eighteenth Address is the concluding lecture in Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s "Addresses to the German Nation," in which he synthesizes his vision of German national renewal through education and moral reform.
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A.
Seventeenth Address
The Seventeenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in "Addresses to the German Nation," contributing to his vision of German cultural and moral renewal during the Napoleonic era.
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B.
Sixteenth Address
The Sixteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in 1807–1808 to inspire German cultural and political renewal under Napoleonic occupation.
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C.
Thirteenth Address
The Thirteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s nationalist-philosophical speeches in his "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in 1807–1808 to inspire German cultural and political renewal under Napoleonic occupation.
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D.
Fourteenth Address
The Fourteenth Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s influential nationalist-philosophical speeches collected in "Addresses to the German Nation," delivered in Berlin in 1807–1808.
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E.
Eleventh Address
The Eleventh Address is one of Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s patriotic philosophical speeches in his "Addresses to the German Nation," contributing to his vision of German cultural and national renewal in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concluding address
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philosophical lecture ⓘ written work ⓘ |
| advocates |
education based on freedom and duty
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formation of a spiritual nation ⓘ moral self-discipline of citizens ⓘ state-supported national education system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define a specifically German cultural mission
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inspire resistance to foreign domination ⓘ link ethical renewal with political renewal ⓘ |
| author | Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ |
| concludes | Addresses to the German Nation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| emphasizes |
duty to future generations
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education as means of national salvation ⓘ inner moral transformation over external power ⓘ unity of moral and national vocation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical foundations of the state
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formation of a new German character ⓘ role of education in nation-building ⓘ unity of the German people ⓘ |
| genre |
educational theory
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nationalist discourse ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Johann Gottlieb Fichte ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Napoleonic occupation of German territories
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early 19th-century German nationalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on national education in Germany
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later German nationalist thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | German-speaking public ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
German national renewal
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collective moral will ⓘ cultural regeneration ⓘ moral reform ⓘ national education ⓘ |
| partOf | Addresses to the German Nation ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Fichtean philosophy of freedom
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
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| placeInSeries | eighteenth ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final address ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Addresses to the German Nation ⓘ |
| synthesizes | arguments of the earlier addresses ⓘ |
| workForm |
public lecture
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written text ⓘ |
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Subject: Eighteenth Address Description of subject: The Eighteenth Address is the concluding lecture in Johann Gottlieb Fichte’s "Addresses to the German Nation," in which he synthesizes his vision of German national renewal through education and moral reform.
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