The Good Society
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The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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| The Good Society canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1063193 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Good Society Context triple: [Walter Lippmann, notableWork, The Good Society]
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A.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
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B.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
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C.
A Fair Country
A Fair Country is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher and writer John Ralston Saul that argues Canada’s identity and political culture are fundamentally shaped by Indigenous, rather than European, traditions.
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D.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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E.
Walden Two
Walden Two is a utopian novel by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that depicts a community engineered through behavioral principles to maximize social harmony and individual well-being.
- 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: The Good Society Target entity description: The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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A.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
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B.
The Seven Good Years
The Seven Good Years is a celebrated work of Yiddish literature by I. L. Peretz that reflects Jewish life and culture with a blend of realism, folklore, and moral insight.
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C.
A Fair Country
A Fair Country is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher and writer John Ralston Saul that argues Canada’s identity and political culture are fundamentally shaped by Indigenous, rather than European, traditions.
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D.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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E.
Walden Two
Walden Two is a utopian novel by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that depicts a community engineered through behavioral principles to maximize social harmony and individual well-being.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ social philosophy book ⓘ |
| addresses | crisis of liberalism in the 20th century ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
liberal order
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rule-of-law-based order ⓘ |
| author | Walter Lippmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
collectivist planning
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laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
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political commentator ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
democracy
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economic regulation ⓘ individual liberty ⓘ relationship between state and market ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
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rise of totalitarian regimes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New Deal era debates
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classical liberalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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collectivism ⓘ economic planning ⓘ liberalism ⓘ political theory ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of both laissez-faire and collectivist planning
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defense of a reformed liberalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | liberalism ⓘ |
| proposes |
constitutional constraints on power
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framework of general rules for markets ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Public Opinion
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The Phantom Public ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Society Description of subject: The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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