The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers
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The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers is a classic work of intellectual history in which Carl Becker argues that Enlightenment thinkers secularized Christian eschatological ideas rather than fully breaking from them.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers Context triple: [Carl Becker, notableWork, The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers]
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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God, Man, and World in the Age of Enlightenment
God, Man, and World in the Age of Enlightenment is a philosophical study by Karl Löwith examining how Enlightenment thought reshaped the relationship between theology, human existence, and the modern worldview.
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The End of 18th Century Philosophy
"The End of 18th Century Philosophy" is a scholarly work by Susan Buck-Morss that critically examines the legacy and transformation of Enlightenment thought at the close of the eighteenth century.
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Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a biographical work by Diogenes Laërtius that compiles the lives, doctrines, and anecdotes of ancient Greek philosophers.
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E.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
- 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 Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers Target entity description: The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers is a classic work of intellectual history in which Carl Becker argues that Enlightenment thinkers secularized Christian eschatological ideas rather than fully breaking from them.
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A.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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B.
God, Man, and World in the Age of Enlightenment
God, Man, and World in the Age of Enlightenment is a philosophical study by Karl Löwith examining how Enlightenment thought reshaped the relationship between theology, human existence, and the modern worldview.
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C.
The End of 18th Century Philosophy
"The End of 18th Century Philosophy" is a scholarly work by Susan Buck-Morss that critically examines the legacy and transformation of Enlightenment thought at the close of the eighteenth century.
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D.
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a biographical work by Diogenes Laërtius that compiles the lives, doctrines, and anecdotes of ancient Greek philosophers.
-
E.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
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