European Unity and Its Vicissitudes
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"European Unity and Its Vicissitudes" is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that examines the historical, cultural, and ideological complexities and fluctuations of efforts to achieve political and cultural unity in Europe.
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Target entity: European Unity and Its Vicissitudes Context triple: [The Crooked Timber of Humanity, containsEssay, European Unity and Its Vicissitudes]
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European integration
European integration is the political, economic, and legal process through which European countries have increasingly coordinated and pooled sovereignty, most notably within frameworks such as the European Union.
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Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament that brought together parties critical of deeper European integration and supportive of national sovereignty.
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Europe of Nations and Freedom
Europe of Nations and Freedom was a right-wing to far-right Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament active in the mid-2010s.
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European state system
The European state system is the historical framework of sovereign European nations whose shifting alliances, balances of power, and diplomatic norms have structured the continent’s international relations since the early modern era.
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European Solidarity
European Solidarity is a pro-European, center-right political party in Ukraine led by former president Petro Poroshenko.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: European Unity and Its Vicissitudes Target entity description: "European Unity and Its Vicissitudes" is an essay by philosopher Isaiah Berlin that examines the historical, cultural, and ideological complexities and fluctuations of efforts to achieve political and cultural unity in Europe.
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A.
European integration
European integration is the political, economic, and legal process through which European countries have increasingly coordinated and pooled sovereignty, most notably within frameworks such as the European Union.
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B.
Europe of Democracies and Diversities
Europe of Democracies and Diversities was a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament that brought together parties critical of deeper European integration and supportive of national sovereignty.
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C.
Europe of Nations and Freedom
Europe of Nations and Freedom was a right-wing to far-right Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament active in the mid-2010s.
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D.
European state system
The European state system is the historical framework of sovereign European nations whose shifting alliances, balances of power, and diplomatic norms have structured the continent’s international relations since the early modern era.
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E.
European Solidarity
European Solidarity is a pro-European, center-right political party in Ukraine led by former president Petro Poroshenko.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isaiah Berlin bibliography
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history of European integration discourse ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
monistic political ideologies
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overly rationalistic schemes of European unification ⓘ |
| discusses |
Enlightenment universalism
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Romantic nationalism ⓘ conflicts between universal ideals and local loyalties ⓘ historical vicissitudes of European integration projects ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contingency in historical development of Europe
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dangers of suppressing diversity in the name of unity ⓘ importance of cultural and national particularities ⓘ |
| examines |
cultural diversity within Europe
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historical attempts at European political unity ⓘ ideological projects of European unification ⓘ limits of large-scale political integration ⓘ role of ideas and ideologies in shaping European politics ⓘ tensions between national sovereignty and supranational integration ⓘ |
| field |
European studies
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intellectual history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history essay
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political philosophy essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | liberal pluralist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
European unity
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cultural identity in Europe ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ ideological conflicts in Europe ⓘ liberalism ⓘ nationalism in Europe ⓘ pluralism ⓘ political thought ⓘ universalism and particularism ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
anti-utopian liberalism
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value pluralism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Union intellectual background
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European integration ⓘ history of European political thought ⓘ |
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