Man and the State
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Man and the State is a political philosophy work by Jacques Maritain that explores the nature of the state, human rights, and the relationship between individual persons and political authority within a Christian personalist framework.
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| Man and the State canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Man and the State Context triple: [Jacques Maritain, notableWork, Man and the State]
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Man, the State, and War
Man, the State, and War is a foundational work of international relations theory by Kenneth N. Waltz that analyzes the causes of war through three levels of analysis: the individual, the state, and the international system.
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The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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The Soldier and the State
The Soldier and the State is a seminal work of political science that analyzes civil-military relations and the proper role of the military in democratic societies.
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Man and the State Target entity description: Man and the State is a political philosophy work by Jacques Maritain that explores the nature of the state, human rights, and the relationship between individual persons and political authority within a Christian personalist framework.
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A.
Man, the State, and War
Man, the State, and War is a foundational work of international relations theory by Kenneth N. Waltz that analyzes the causes of war through three levels of analysis: the individual, the state, and the international system.
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B.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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C.
The Soldier and the State
The Soldier and the State is a seminal work of political science that analyzes civil-military relations and the proper role of the military in democratic societies.
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D.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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E.
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
the crisis of modern political authority
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the relationship between temporal and spiritual powers ⓘ the role of international society ⓘ |
| advocates |
a personalist conception of political society
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a pluralist and decentralized political order ⓘ the primacy of the person over the state ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a philosophical foundation for human rights
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reconcile Christian thought with modern democratic institutions ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Maritain ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered by Jacques Maritain at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
statism
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totalitarianism ⓘ |
| explores |
the common good
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the foundations of human rights ⓘ the limits of state authority ⓘ the nature and purpose of the state ⓘ the relationship between the person and political society ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on democracy and pluralism
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chapters on law and human rights ⓘ chapters on the Church and the political community ⓘ chapters on the concept of the state ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
natural law tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
democracy
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human rights ⓘ natural law ⓘ personalism ⓘ political authority ⓘ the state ⓘ |
| notableFor |
its influence on post-war Catholic political thought
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its systematic development of Christian personalist political theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework |
Christian personalism
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Thomism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Integral Humanism
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The Person and the Common Good ⓘ |
| supports |
democratic political institutions
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human rights grounded in natural law ⓘ |
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