Freedom's Law
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Freedom's Law is a philosophical and legal work by Ronald Dworkin that defends a rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and argues for the centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Freedom's Law canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4231403 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freedom's Law Context triple: [Ronald Dworkin, notableWork, Freedom's Law]
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A.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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B.
Chasing Liberty
Chasing Liberty is a 2004 romantic comedy film about the rebellious daughter of the U.S. President seeking freedom and love while evading her Secret Service detail during a trip across Europe.
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C.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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D.
The Discovery of Freedom
The Discovery of Freedom is a 1943 libertarian classic by Rose Wilder Lane that argues passionately for individual liberty and critiques collectivist ideologies.
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E.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
- 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: Freedom's Law Target entity description: Freedom's Law is a philosophical and legal work by Ronald Dworkin that defends a rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and argues for the centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication.
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A.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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B.
Chasing Liberty
Chasing Liberty is a 2004 romantic comedy film about the rebellious daughter of the U.S. President seeking freedom and love while evading her Secret Service detail during a trip across Europe.
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C.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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D.
The Discovery of Freedom
The Discovery of Freedom is a 1943 libertarian classic by Rose Wilder Lane that argues passionately for individual liberty and critiques collectivist ideologies.
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E.
The Test of Freedom
The Test of Freedom is a work by American socialist leader and six-time presidential candidate Norman Thomas that reflects his political philosophy and advocacy for civil liberties and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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legal theory work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
majoritarianism unconstrained by rights
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strict originalism ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication
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rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ role of courts in protecting individual rights ⓘ |
| author | Ronald Dworkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Bill of Rights
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional theory
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legal philosophy ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | interpretivism about law ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
judicial responsibility in constitutional cases
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limits of majority rule ⓘ moral reading of the Constitution ⓘ protection of individual rights in a democracy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
constitutional case law of the United States
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liberal political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abortion
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constitutional interpretation ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ equality ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ judicial review ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ moral principles in law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ rights theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
integration of law and morality
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rights as trumps over collective goals ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
A Matter of Principle
NERFINISHED
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Law's Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Taking Rights Seriously NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
judges
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law students ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ philosophers ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
liberal egalitarianism
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rights-based constitutionalism ⓘ |
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Subject: Freedom's Law Description of subject: Freedom's Law is a philosophical and legal work by Ronald Dworkin that defends a rights-based interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and argues for the centrality of moral principles in constitutional adjudication.
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