Their Morals and Ours
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"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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| Their Morals and Ours canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Their Morals and Ours Context triple: [Leon Trotsky, notableWork, Their Morals and Ours]
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A.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
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B.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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C.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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E.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
- 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: Their Morals and Ours Target entity description: "Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
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A.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
-
B.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
-
C.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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E.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political essay ⓘ |
| author | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Menshevism
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Stalinist repressions ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
bourgeois morality ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| defends |
Bolshevism
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Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
proletarian revolution ⓘ revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist literature
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of class basis of morality
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critique of liberalism ⓘ critique of pacifism ⓘ defense of revolutionary terror under specific conditions ⓘ discussion of ends and means in politics ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
approach of World War II
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interwar period ⓘ rise of Stalinism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
bourgeois hypocrisy
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class character of morality ⓘ ends and means ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ proletarian morality ⓘ revolutionary duty ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Fourth International
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Marxism ⓘ Russian Revolution ⓘ Stalinist repressions ⓘ
surface form:
Stalinism
bourgeois morality ⓘ class struggle ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ ethics in politics ⓘ proletarian dictatorship ⓘ revolutionary ethics ⓘ revolutionary violence ⓘ socialist morality ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Marxism
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Trotskyism ⓘ |
| publicationContext | exile of Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Leon Trotsky ⓘ |
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