Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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Target entity: Supplément au voyage de Bougainville Context triple: [Denis Diderot, notableWork, Supplément au voyage de Bougainville]
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A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
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First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Supplément au voyage de Bougainville Target entity description: Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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A.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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B.
Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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C.
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent is Alexander von Humboldt’s monumental multi-volume scientific and travel narrative documenting his explorations in the Americas and laying foundations for modern biogeography and ecology.
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D.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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E.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment literature
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literary work ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Denis Diderot ⓘ |
| basedOn | voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville ⓘ |
| compares | European customs and Tahitian customs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Christian sexual ethics
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European colonial expansion ⓘ ethnocentrism ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
marriage and family structures
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property and ownership ⓘ social contract ⓘ state of nature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Louis Antoine de Bougainville ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Supplement to Bougainville’s Voyage
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville
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| influenced |
later critiques of colonialism
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modern discussions of cultural relativism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment debates on natural man ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
use of Tahitian voices to criticize Europe
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use of fictional dialogue to frame philosophical debate ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of European colonialism
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critique of European morality ⓘ cultural relativism ⓘ encounter between Europe and Tahiti ⓘ freedom and social constraint ⓘ natural law and natural morality ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictional commentary on a travel account ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue |
legitimacy of colonial domination
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moral relativism vs universalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | French Enlightenment ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | secular humanism ⓘ |
| questions |
European claims to civilizational superiority
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imposition of European laws on other cultures ⓘ |
| relatedTo | critique of travel literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Voyage autour du monde by Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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| setting | Tahiti ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue between two interlocutors ⓘ |
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Subject: Supplément au voyage de Bougainville Description of subject: Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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