Das Kapital
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Das Kapital is Karl Marx’s foundational critique of political economy that analyzes capitalism’s dynamics, contradictions, and exploitation of labor.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Das Kapital canonical | 10 |
| Capital, Volume I | 7 |
| Capital, Volume II | 3 |
| "Das Kapital" | 2 |
| Capital (Das Kapital) | 1 |
| Capital by Karl Marx | 1 |
| Capital, Volume III | 1 |
| Capital: A Critique of Political Economy | 1 |
| Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Das Kapital Context triple: [The Condition of the Working Class in England, relatedWork, Das Kapital]
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A.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
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B.
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
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C.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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D.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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E.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
- 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: Das Kapital Target entity description: Das Kapital is Karl Marx’s foundational critique of political economy that analyzes capitalism’s dynamics, contradictions, and exploitation of labor.
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A.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that outlines the principles of communism and calls for the proletariat to overthrow capitalist systems.
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B.
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith’s foundational 1776 treatise on economics that laid the groundwork for classical free-market theory and modern economic thought.
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C.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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D.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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E.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ work of political economy ⓘ |
| author | Karl Marx ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
capital accumulation
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commodity ⓘ organic composition of capital ⓘ rate of profit ⓘ reproduction of capital ⓘ reserve army of labour ⓘ surplus value ⓘ value ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois political economy
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capitalist mode of production ⓘ class exploitation ⓘ |
| editor | Friedrich Engels ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| firstVolumeTitle |
The Process of Circulation of Capital
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surface form:
The Process of Production of Capital
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| genre |
Marxist theory
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political economy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Das Kapital
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
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| influenced |
Marxism
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communist movements ⓘ critical theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ socialist movements ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Das Kapital
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie
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| placeOfPublication | Hamburg ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| publisher | Verlag von Otto Meissner ⓘ |
| secondVolumePublicationDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| secondVolumeTitle | The Process of Circulation of Capital ⓘ |
| subject |
capitalism
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class struggle ⓘ commodity fetishism ⓘ crisis theory ⓘ exploitation of labor ⓘ labor theory of value ⓘ political economy ⓘ surplus value ⓘ |
| thirdVolumePublicationDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| thirdVolumeTitle | The Process of Capitalist Production as a Whole ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 3 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (27)
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Capital, Volume II
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Capital, Volume III
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Das Kapital. Kritik der politischen Ökonomie
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
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Friedrich Engels
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Capital, Volume II
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Capital, Volume I
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Capital, Volume I
this entity surface form:
"Das Kapital"
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Karl Marx
this entity surface form:
"Das Kapital"
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Capital, Volume I
this entity surface form:
Capital, Volume I
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Capital (Das Kapital)
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Capital, Volume I
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Capital by Karl Marx
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Capital, Volume I