The Decline and Rise of the Consumer
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"The Decline and Rise of the Consumer" is a work by philosopher and cultural pluralism advocate Horace M. Kallen that examines the role, power, and rights of consumers within modern industrial and democratic society.
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| The Decline and Rise of the Consumer canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Decline and Rise of the Consumer Context triple: [Horace M. Kallen, notableWork, The Decline and Rise of the Consumer]
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
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Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
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D.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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E.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
- 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 Decline and Rise of the Consumer Target entity description: "The Decline and Rise of the Consumer" is a work by philosopher and cultural pluralism advocate Horace M. Kallen that examines the role, power, and rights of consumers within modern industrial and democratic society.
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A.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
-
B.
The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
"The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age" is a nonfiction book by legal scholar Tim Wu that critiques the rise of corporate concentration and argues for a renewed, more aggressive antitrust enforcement in the modern economy.
-
C.
Chokepoint Capitalism
Chokepoint Capitalism is a nonfiction book co-authored by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin that critiques how powerful corporations exploit bottlenecks in creative industries and proposes ways to reclaim artistic and economic freedom.
-
D.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
-
E.
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads
The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads is a nonfiction book that traces the history and mechanics of the attention economy, examining how media, advertising, and technology industries capture and monetize human attention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
democratic political institutions
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modern industrial economy ⓘ status of the consumer in mass production ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cultural pluralism ⓘ |
| author | Horace M. Kallen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
power of consumers in democratic society
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rights of consumers ⓘ role of consumers in modern industrial society ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic citizenship of consumers
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ethical dimensions of consumption ⓘ relationship between consumers and producers ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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social criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
cultural pluralism advocate
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philosopher ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consumer power
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consumer rights ⓘ democratic society ⓘ industrial society ⓘ role of consumers in modern society ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | liberal democracy ⓘ |
| theoreticalContext |
20th-century social philosophy
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pragmatism ⓘ
surface form:
American pragmatism
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