The Law of Peoples
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The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Law of Peoples canonical | 3 |
| 1999: The Law of Peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T765775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law of Peoples Context triple: [John Rawls, notableWork, The Law of Peoples]
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A.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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B.
Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace is a philosophical essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a framework of political and legal principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between nations.
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C.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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D.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Law of Peoples Target entity description: The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
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A.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
-
B.
Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace is a philosophical essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a framework of political and legal principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between nations.
-
C.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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D.
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates
Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.
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E.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
public reason among peoples
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stability of a society of peoples ⓘ toleration in international context ⓘ |
| advocates |
duty of assistance to burdened societies
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respect for human rights ⓘ toleration of decent non-liberal peoples ⓘ |
| aimsTo | formulate a realistic utopia in international relations ⓘ |
| appliesTo | society of peoples ⓘ |
| author | John Rawls ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishes |
benevolent absolutisms
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burdened societies ⓘ decent hierarchical peoples ⓘ liberal peoples ⓘ outlaw states ⓘ |
| ethicalFrameworkFor | global justice debates ⓘ |
| extends | theory of justice as fairness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
principles for a just international order
ⓘ
relations among liberal peoples ⓘ relations between liberal and decent hierarchical peoples ⓘ |
| follows |
A Theory of Justice
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Political Liberalism ⓘ |
| includes |
account of human rights as a minimal standard
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criteria for intervention ⓘ discussion of just war ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kantian political philosophy
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social contract tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human rights
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international political philosophy ⓘ international relations ⓘ justice ⓘ The Law of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
law of nations
liberalism ⓘ |
| normativeFrameworkFor | foreign policy of liberal democracies ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | political liberalism ⓘ |
| proposes | principles for a Society of Peoples ⓘ |
| rejects |
global egalitarian distributive justice
ⓘ
world state ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Theory of Justice
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Political Liberalism ⓘ |
| supports | peoples as primary subjects of international justice ⓘ |
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Subject: The Law of Peoples Description of subject: The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1999: The Law of Peoples
subject surface form:
Political Liberalism
subject surface form:
John Rawls