Que sais-je?
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"Que sais-je?" is the skeptical philosophical motto of Michel de Montaigne, encapsulating his emphasis on doubt, self-questioning, and the limits of human knowledge.
All labels observed (1)
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| Que sais-je? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2279717 — 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.
Target entity: Que sais-je? Context triple: [Michel de Montaigne, motto, Que sais-je?]
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Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Catéchisme positiviste
Catéchisme positiviste is a key philosophical work by Auguste Comte that systematically presents and popularizes his doctrine of positivism as a secular, quasi-religious moral and social system.
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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Le Siècle
Le Siècle was a prominent 19th-century French newspaper known for publishing major literary works and influencing public opinion in France.
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Dieu et l'État
Dieu et l'État is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Russian revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Que sais-je? Target entity description: "Que sais-je?" is the skeptical philosophical motto of Michel de Montaigne, encapsulating his emphasis on doubt, self-questioning, and the limits of human knowledge.
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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B.
Catéchisme positiviste
Catéchisme positiviste is a key philosophical work by Auguste Comte that systematically presents and popularizes his doctrine of positivism as a secular, quasi-religious moral and social system.
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C.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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D.
Le Siècle
Le Siècle was a prominent 19th-century French newspaper known for publishing major literary works and influencing public opinion in France.
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E.
Dieu et l'État
Dieu et l'État is a seminal anarchist and atheist treatise by Russian revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin that critiques religion and the state as instruments of oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical motto
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skeptical maxim ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
critical self-examination
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suspension of judgment ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Essais ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
certainty
ⓘ
dogmatism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| expressesConcept |
doubt
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epistemic humility ⓘ limits of human knowledge ⓘ self-questioning ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
European philosophy
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French intellectual culture ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhetorical question ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Renaissance ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern philosophy
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modern skepticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sextus Empiricus
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ancient skepticism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | What do I know? ⓘ |
| medium | essay ⓘ |
| modeOfExpression | first-person inquiry ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Montaigne's philosophy ⓘ |
| notableProponent | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Pyrrhonian skepticism
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surface form:
Pyrrhonism
skepticism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
fallibility
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ignorance ⓘ intellectual modesty ⓘ philosophical skepticism ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| usedAs |
expression of doubt
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expression of epistemic modesty ⓘ |
| usedBy | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
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Subject: Que sais-je? Description of subject: "Que sais-je?" is the skeptical philosophical motto of Michel de Montaigne, encapsulating his emphasis on doubt, self-questioning, and the limits of human knowledge.
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