The Great Utopia
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The Great Utopia is a chapter in Friedrich Hayek’s "The Road to Serfdom" that critiques collectivist visions of a perfect society and warns of their tendency to lead toward authoritarianism.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Great Utopia Context triple: [The Road to Serfdom, notableChapter, The Great Utopia]
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Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
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Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
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Utopia
Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.
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Utopia
Utopia is a 2017 experimental electronic and art-pop album by Icelandic musician Björk, noted for its lush, flute-driven soundscapes and themes of healing and idealism.
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Utopia
Utopia is a British conspiracy thriller television series known for its striking visual style, dark humor, and disturbing storyline about a mysterious graphic novel that predicts global disasters.
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- 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: The Great Utopia Target entity description: The Great Utopia is a chapter in Friedrich Hayek’s "The Road to Serfdom" that critiques collectivist visions of a perfect society and warns of their tendency to lead toward authoritarianism.
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A.
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
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B.
Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
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Utopia
Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.
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Utopia
Utopia is Travis Scott’s highly anticipated studio album known for its experimental production, star-studded features, and continuation of the atmospheric, genre-blending style he popularized on Astroworld.
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Utopia
Utopia is a 2017 experimental electronic and art-pop album by Icelandic musician Björk, noted for its lush, flute-driven soundscapes and themes of healing and idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book chapter ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
collectivist economic planning
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sacrificing individual liberty for social goals ⓘ totalitarian tendencies in utopian projects ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
classical liberalism
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decentralized decision-making ⓘ limited government ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich Hayek
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surface form:
F. A. Hayek
Friedrich Hayek ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
belief in comprehensive social design
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socialist planning ⓘ utopian social engineering ⓘ |
| field |
political economy
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political theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
economic philosophy
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non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-totalitarian perspective
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classical liberal perspective ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of The Road to Serfdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian School of economics
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classical liberal tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
authoritarianism
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central planning ⓘ collectivism ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ liberalism ⓘ utopianism ⓘ |
| partOf | The Road to Serfdom ⓘ |
| positionOn |
collectivist visions of a perfect society tend to lead toward authoritarianism
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economic planning concentrates power ⓘ liberal institutions protect individual freedom ⓘ utopian social planning is dangerous to freedom ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Road to Serfdom ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
concentration of political and economic power
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erosion of individual freedom under collectivism ⓘ rise of authoritarian rule from utopian planning ⓘ |
| workExampleOf |
critique of collectivist ideology
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critique of planned economies ⓘ |
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