The Conduct of Life
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The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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| The Conduct of Life canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Conduct of Life Context triple: [Ralph Waldo Emerson, notableWork, The Conduct of Life]
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A.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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B.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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C.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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D.
Essays, Moral and Political
Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
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E.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
- 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 Conduct of Life Target entity description: The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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A.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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B.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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C.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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D.
Essays, Moral and Political
Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
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E.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophical essays ⓘ transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beauty
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Behavior ⓘ Considerations by the Way ⓘ Culture ⓘ Fate ⓘ Power ⓘ Wealth ⓘ Worship ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ personal development ⓘ religion ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American ethical thought
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later self-help and conduct literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
New England Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson's earlier essays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general educated readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aesthetics and beauty
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culture and character ⓘ ethical living ⓘ individual responsibility ⓘ practical philosophy ⓘ relationship between fate and freedom ⓘ religion and worship ⓘ self-reliance in modern society ⓘ work and wealth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of practical and philosophical concerns
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later phase of Emerson's thought ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
American individualism
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Transcendentalist ethics ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publicationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ticknor and Fields ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed | 19th-century modern world ⓘ |
| workInAuthorCorpus | late-career work of Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
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