The Political Forms of Modern Society
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The Political Forms of Modern Society is a collection of essays by French political philosopher Claude Lefort that analyzes the nature of modern democracy, totalitarianism, and the symbolic foundations of political power.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Political Forms of Modern Society Context triple: [Claude Lefort, notableWork, The Political Forms of Modern Society]
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The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
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A Preface to Politics
A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
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The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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The State in Capitalist Society
The State in Capitalist Society is a seminal Marxist political sociology book by Ralph Miliband that analyzes how modern capitalist states serve and reproduce the interests of the ruling class.
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Theory of the State
Theory of the State is a significant political and legal philosophy work by Constantine Tsatsos that examines the nature, structure, and functions of the modern state.
- 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 Political Forms of Modern Society Target entity description: The Political Forms of Modern Society is a collection of essays by French political philosopher Claude Lefort that analyzes the nature of modern democracy, totalitarianism, and the symbolic foundations of political power.
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A.
The Concept of the Political
The Concept of the Political is Carl Schmitt’s influential treatise that defines the political realm through the friend–enemy distinction and critiques liberalism’s attempt to depoliticize conflict.
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B.
A Preface to Politics
A Preface to Politics is a 1913 political and social critique by Walter Lippmann that challenges traditional liberalism and explores how modern industrial society demands new approaches to democracy and governance.
-
C.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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D.
The State in Capitalist Society
The State in Capitalist Society is a seminal Marxist political sociology book by Ralph Miliband that analyzes how modern capitalist states serve and reproduce the interests of the ruling class.
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E.
Theory of the State
Theory of the State is a significant political and legal philosophy work by Constantine Tsatsos that examines the nature, structure, and functions of the modern state.
- F. None of above. chosen
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