Enemies of the Permanent Things
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Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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| Enemies of the Permanent Things canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Enemies of the Permanent Things Context triple: [Russell Kirk, notableWork, Enemies of the Permanent Things]
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After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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In the Shadow of Man
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- 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: Enemies of the Permanent Things Target entity description: Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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A.
After the Fall
After the Fall is a semi-autobiographical play by Arthur Miller that explores themes of guilt, memory, and personal responsibility, widely seen as reflecting his relationship with Marilyn Monroe and the era of McCarthyism.
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B.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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E.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American conservatism
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traditionalist conservative movement ⓘ |
| author | Russell Kirk ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
modern cultural trends
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modern moral trends ⓘ modern political trends ⓘ |
| defends |
Western cultural tradition
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enduring moral norms ⓘ enduring social norms ⓘ religious foundations of society ⓘ |
| genre |
conservative non-fiction
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cultural criticism ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPerspective | traditionalist conservatism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | conservative intellectual discourse ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
conservatism
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cultural criticism ⓘ modernity ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ political theory ⓘ religion and society ⓘ social order ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Russell Kirk ⓘ |
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