Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques
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Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques is a political treatise by Joseph de Maistre that defends traditional, divinely rooted constitutional orders against Enlightenment rationalism and revolutionary reform.
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| Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques Context triple: [Joseph de Maistre, notableWork, Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques]
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A.
Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement
"Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement" is the original French subtitle of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's seminal 1840 anarchist and socialist treatise commonly known in English as "What is Property?".
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B.
Principes de politique applicables à tous les gouvernements représentatifs
Principes de politique applicables à tous les gouvernements représentatifs is a major 19th‑century liberal treatise by Benjamin Constant that systematically sets out the principles and limits of representative government and individual freedoms.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
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E.
Charter of the Social Contract
The Charter of the Social Contract is the foundational constitutional document of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, outlining its system of democratic self-governance, pluralism, and gender equality.
- 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: Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques Target entity description: Essai sur le principe générateur des constitutions politiques is a political treatise by Joseph de Maistre that defends traditional, divinely rooted constitutional orders against Enlightenment rationalism and revolutionary reform.
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A.
Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement
"Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement" is the original French subtitle of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's seminal 1840 anarchist and socialist treatise commonly known in English as "What is Property?".
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B.
Principes de politique applicables à tous les gouvernements représentatifs
Principes de politique applicables à tous les gouvernements représentatifs is a major 19th‑century liberal treatise by Benjamin Constant that systematically sets out the principles and limits of representative government and individual freedoms.
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C.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government
An Essay on the First Principles of Government is an influential 18th-century political treatise by Joseph Priestley that argues for civil liberties, religious freedom, and the sovereignty of the people over government.
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D.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
-
E.
Charter of the Social Contract
The Charter of the Social Contract is the foundational constitutional document of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, outlining its system of democratic self-governance, pluralism, and gender equality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction work ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| author | Joseph de Maistre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
legitimate constitutions arise organically from a people’s history and religion
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political authority ultimately derives from divine providence ⓘ political constitutions cannot be successfully fabricated by pure reason ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
counter‑Enlightenment literature
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
19th‑century European conservatism
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Catholic conservative political thought ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critique of revolutionary constitutional engineering
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theoretical analysis of the origin of constitutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic theology
NERFINISHED
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counter‑revolutionary thought ⓘ reaction to the French Revolution ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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constitutions ⓘ critique of Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ legitimacy of monarchy ⓘ political authority ⓘ |
| movement | counter‑revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of an organic theory of constitutions
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systematic defense of traditional constitutionalism against revolutionary projects ⓘ |
| opposes |
Enlightenment rationalism in politics
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revolutionary reformism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
conservatism
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traditionalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
importance of historical experience in politics
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role of religion in legitimizing political order ⓘ skepticism about human perfectibility ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
critique of written constitutions designed by abstract reason
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defense of divinely rooted constitutional orders ⓘ rejection of contractualist theories of the state ⓘ support for historically evolved institutions ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Considérations sur la France
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Du Pape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
close union of throne and altar
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hierarchical social order ⓘ monarchical authority ⓘ |
| workOf | Joseph de Maistre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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