Humanism and Terror
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Humanism and Terror is a 1947 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that examines Marxism, violence, and morality in the context of Soviet communism and postwar politics.
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| Humanism and Terror canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Humanism and Terror Context triple: [Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notableWork, Humanism and Terror]
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A.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
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B.
Society Must Be Defended
Society Must Be Defended is a series of lectures by Michel Foucault analyzing the historical emergence of modern power through concepts like war, race, and biopolitics.
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C.
Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
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D.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
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E.
Liberty and Order
Liberty and Order is the national motto of Colombia, expressing the country’s foundational ideals of freedom under a framework of lawful governance.
- 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: Humanism and Terror Target entity description: Humanism and Terror is a 1947 philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that examines Marxism, violence, and morality in the context of Soviet communism and postwar politics.
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A.
Reason and Revolution
Reason and Revolution is a seminal 1941 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critically interprets Hegel and traces the development of critical theory and modern social thought.
-
B.
Society Must Be Defended
Society Must Be Defended is a series of lectures by Michel Foucault analyzing the historical emergence of modern power through concepts like war, race, and biopolitics.
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C.
Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
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D.
The Crisis of the Old Order
The Crisis of the Old Order is a historical study by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. analyzing the political, social, and economic forces that led to the collapse of the pre–New Deal system in the United States.
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E.
Liberty and Order
Liberty and Order is the national motto of Colombia, expressing the country’s foundational ideals of freedom under a framework of lawful governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
problem of historical necessity
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problem of justification of violence ⓘ problem of political responsibility ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Merleau-Ponty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
commitment to the oppressed
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dialectic of history and morality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
liberal anti-communism
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uncritical defense of Soviet policies ⓘ |
| examines |
ethics of Marxist praxis
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legitimacy of revolutionary terror ⓘ relationship between humanism and political violence ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Soviet show trials
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Stalinist repression ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | Humanisme et terreur ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
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post–World War II Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
French existential Marxism
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postwar French Marxist debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Karl Marx ⓘ Marxism ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Marxism
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| mainSubject |
Marxism
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Soviet communism ⓘ morality ⓘ postwar politics ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| movementContext | Western Marxism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | phenomenological analysis of politics ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
Can terror be reconciled with humanism?
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Is revolutionary violence morally justifiable? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxist philosophy
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existentialism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher | French left-wing presses ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Adventures of the Dialectic
NERFINISHED
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Phenomenology of Perception NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of essays ⓘ |
| supports | historical interpretation of moral judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Moscow Trials
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surface form:
1930s Moscow Trials
interwar and wartime Soviet Union ⓘ |
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