The Age of Rights
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The Age of Rights is a philosophical work by Norberto Bobbio that examines the historical development, theoretical foundations, and political implications of modern human rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Age of Rights canonical | 2 |
| the age of rights as a distinct historical phase | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4710287 — 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: The Age of Rights Context triple: [Norberto Bobbio, notableWork, The Age of Rights]
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A.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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B.
The Limits of Liberty
The Limits of Liberty is a seminal work in political economy by James M. Buchanan that explores the tension between individual freedom and collective decision-making within constitutional frameworks.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Liberal Spirit
The Liberal Spirit is a work by American philosopher Horace M. Kallen that articulates his vision of cultural pluralism and liberal democracy.
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E.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
- 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 Age of Rights Target entity description: The Age of Rights is a philosophical work by Norberto Bobbio that examines the historical development, theoretical foundations, and political implications of modern human rights.
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A.
Rights in America
"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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B.
The Limits of Liberty
The Limits of Liberty is a seminal work in political economy by James M. Buchanan that explores the tension between individual freedom and collective decision-making within constitutional frameworks.
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C.
The Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution is a historical volume by Winston Churchill that chronicles the political and social upheavals from the late 17th to early 19th centuries in the English-speaking world.
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D.
The Liberal Spirit
The Liberal Spirit is a work by American philosopher Horace M. Kallen that articulates his vision of cultural pluralism and liberal democracy.
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E.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
constitutionalism
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democratic state ⓘ historicity of rights ⓘ institutional guarantees of rights ⓘ natural rights ⓘ positive rights ⓘ relationship between rights and duties ⓘ subjective rights ⓘ universalism of rights ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze the historical emergence of modern rights
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clarify the conceptual foundations of human rights ⓘ examine the political implications of rights discourse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United Nations human rights framework
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linked to:
United Nations human rights system
debates on universal human rights ⓘ post–World War II rights discourse ⓘ |
| author | Norberto Bobbio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of law literature
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political theory literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on the history of rights
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essays on the politics of rights ⓘ essays on the theory of rights ⓘ |
| influencedField |
European political theory
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Italian legal philosophy ⓘ human rights theory ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history of human rights
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human rights ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
expansion and proliferation of rights in modernity
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need for institutional guarantees to make rights effective ⓘ the age of rights as a distinct historical phase ⓘ
linked to:
The Age of Rights
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| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L'età dei diritti ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
legal positivism (Bobbio’s variant)
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liberalism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher |
Einaudi
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linked to:
Giulio Einaudi Editore
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| theoreticalFocus |
foundations of human rights
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historical evolution of subjective rights ⓘ relationship between rights and democracy ⓘ relationship between rights and the rule of law ⓘ |
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