observations on human passions
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"Observations on Human Passions" is a philosophical essay, traditionally attributed to Francis Bacon, that analyzes the nature, motives, and effects of key human emotions and drives.
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| observations on human passions canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: observations on human passions Context triple: [Of Revenge, hasPart, observations on human passions]
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Book 2: Of the Passions
Book 2: Of the Passions is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he systematically analyzes human emotions and their role in motivating action and shaping moral judgment.
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On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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C.
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is an influential 18th-century philosophical and psychological treatise by David Hartley that develops a theory of mind based on associationism and physiological mechanisms.
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Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense
"An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense" is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by Francis Hutcheson that explores human emotions and the foundations of moral judgment within the moral sense tradition.
- 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: observations on human passions Target entity description: "Observations on Human Passions" is a philosophical essay, traditionally attributed to Francis Bacon, that analyzes the nature, motives, and effects of key human emotions and drives.
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A.
Book 2: Of the Passions
Book 2: Of the Passions is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he systematically analyzes human emotions and their role in motivating action and shaping moral judgment.
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B.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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C.
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is an influential 18th-century philosophical and psychological treatise by David Hartley that develops a theory of mind based on associationism and physiological mechanisms.
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D.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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E.
An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense
"An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, with Illustrations on the Moral Sense" is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by Francis Hutcheson that explores human emotions and the foundations of moral judgment within the moral sense tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical essay ⓘ prose text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the role of passions in human conduct
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offer guidance on managing passions ⓘ |
| analyzes |
drives of human behavior
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key human emotions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Francis Bacon corpus ⓘ |
| author | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| concerns |
ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| discipline |
moral philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effects of human passions
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motives of human passions ⓘ nature of human passions ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern philosophy
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essay ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAttributionStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early modern moral discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral tradition
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classical moral thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
emotions
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human nature ⓘ human passions ⓘ |
| period | early 17th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | early modern English philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Essays (Francis Bacon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
aphoristic
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didactic ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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