With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy
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*With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy* is a witty, acerbic nonfiction book in which Florence King explores and celebrates misanthropy through sharp social commentary and dark humor.
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| With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy Context triple: [Florence King, wrote, With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy]
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The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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C.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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D.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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E.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
- 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: With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy Target entity description: *With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy* is a witty, acerbic nonfiction book in which Florence King explores and celebrates misanthropy through sharp social commentary and dark humor.
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A.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
-
B.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
-
C.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
-
D.
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener is a collection of essays in which Martin Gardner explores and defends his views on philosophy, religion, and rational inquiry with his characteristic clarity and wit.
-
E.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Florence King ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
essay
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humor ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasReception |
cult following
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noted for its unapologetic misanthropy ⓘ praised for its wit ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of human nature
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cultural criticism ⓘ individualism ⓘ skepticism about altruism ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor
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social criticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject | misanthropy ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person commentary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
biting wit
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celebration of misanthropy ⓘ sharp social commentary ⓘ |
| perspective | misanthropic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contemporary United States
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surface form:
American society
cultural mores ⓘ human behavior ⓘ political correctness ⓘ relationships ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
acerbic
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satirical ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| workOf | Florence King ⓘ |
| workType | book-length essay collection ⓘ |
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