Contemporary Civilization
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Contemporary Civilization is a foundational Columbia College Core course that introduces students to major texts and ideas in political and social thought from antiquity to the modern era.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Contemporary Civilization Context triple: [Columbia College Core Curriculum, component, Contemporary Civilization]
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Tradition and the Modern Age
"Tradition and the Modern Age" is an essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the crisis of authority and continuity in modern Western society as inherited traditions lose their binding power.
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Making of the Modern World
Making of the Modern World is an interdisciplinary general-education course sequence at Eleanor Roosevelt College that explores global history, cultures, and social change from ancient times to the present.
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Imperialism and Civilization
"Imperialism and Civilization" is a political and historical critique by Leonard Woolf that examines the impact of imperialist policies on both colonized societies and the moral fabric of the imperial powers.
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Education for a Changing Civilization
Education for a Changing Civilization is an influential progressive education text by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores how schooling should adapt to the social and cultural demands of modern society.
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The Philosophy of Civilization
The Philosophy of Civilization is a two-volume work by Albert Schweitzer that presents his comprehensive ethical and cultural critique of modern society and outlines his philosophy of "reverence for life."
- 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: Contemporary Civilization Target entity description: Contemporary Civilization is a foundational Columbia College Core course that introduces students to major texts and ideas in political and social thought from antiquity to the modern era.
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A.
Tradition and the Modern Age
"Tradition and the Modern Age" is an essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the crisis of authority and continuity in modern Western society as inherited traditions lose their binding power.
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B.
Making of the Modern World
Making of the Modern World is an interdisciplinary general-education course sequence at Eleanor Roosevelt College that explores global history, cultures, and social change from ancient times to the present.
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C.
Imperialism and Civilization
"Imperialism and Civilization" is a political and historical critique by Leonard Woolf that examines the impact of imperialist policies on both colonized societies and the moral fabric of the imperial powers.
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D.
Education for a Changing Civilization
Education for a Changing Civilization is an influential progressive education text by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores how schooling should adapt to the social and cultural demands of modern society.
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E.
The Philosophy of Civilization
The Philosophy of Civilization is a two-volume work by Albert Schweitzer that presents his comprehensive ethical and cultural critique of modern society and outlines his philosophy of "reverence for life."
- F. None of above. chosen
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