The Origin and Goal of History
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The Origin and Goal of History is a philosophical work by Karl Jaspers that explores the meaning, structure, and spiritual dimensions of human history, introducing his influential concept of the "Axial Age."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Origin and Goal of History canonical | 2 |
| The Origin and Goal of History (English edition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3965582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origin and Goal of History Context triple: [Karl Jaspers, notableWork, The Origin and Goal of History]
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A.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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B.
Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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C.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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D.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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E.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origin and Goal of History Target entity description: The Origin and Goal of History is a philosophical work by Karl Jaspers that explores the meaning, structure, and spiritual dimensions of human history, introducing his influential concept of the "Axial Age."
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A.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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B.
Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Introduction to the Philosophy of History is a seminal work by Raymond Aron that examines the nature, methods, and limits of historical knowledge and understanding.
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C.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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D.
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose is an essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a philosophical vision of human history progressing toward a rational, cosmopolitan civil order.
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E.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Karl Jaspers' concept of world philosophy
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comparative philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| author | Karl Jaspers ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
spiritual breakthroughs
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transcendence in history ⓘ unity of world history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
conditions for a unified world history
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relationship between history and transcendence ⓘ role of great thinkers and prophets in history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical philosophy
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philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Origin and Goal of History
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surface form:
The Origin and Goal of History (English edition)
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| hasPart |
analysis of ancient civilizations
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discussion of world religions ⓘ theory of historical periods ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communication between cultures
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freedom and responsibility in history ⓘ limits of historical knowledge ⓘ philosophical interpretation of world history ⓘ search for meaning in history ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of multiple modernities
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studies of comparative civilizations ⓘ theories of religious evolution ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | Axial Age ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Axial Age
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meaning of history ⓘ spiritual dimensions of history ⓘ structure of history ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between empirical history and philosophical history
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interpretation of history as oriented toward a goal ⓘ simultaneous spiritual breakthroughs in different cultures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Vom Ursprung und Ziel der Geschichte ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
existentialism
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philosophy of history ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | Piper Verlag ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Axial Age
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surface form:
Axial Age (approximately 800–200 BCE)
ancient civilizations ⓘ emergence of world religions ⓘ |
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The Origin and Goal of History
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The Origin and Goal of History
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The Origin and Goal of History (English edition)