Nature; Addresses, and Lectures
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"Nature; Addresses, and Lectures" is a collection of essays and speeches by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American Transcendentalist thought in the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nature; Addresses, and Lectures canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures Context triple: [Prospects (chapter), workContainedIn, Nature; Addresses, and Lectures]
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A.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical work attributed to the Pythagorean thinker Philolaus, in which he reportedly expounded his cosmological and metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
- 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: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures Target entity description: "Nature; Addresses, and Lectures" is a collection of essays and speeches by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American Transcendentalist thought in the mid-19th century.
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A.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
The Concept of Nature
The Concept of Nature is a 1920 philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that analyzes the relationship between nature, perception, and scientific description, laying groundwork for his later process philosophy.
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C.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical work attributed to the Pythagorean thinker Philolaus, in which he reportedly expounded his cosmological and metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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E.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard Divinity School
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The Lyceum movement in New England ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
Transcendentalist literature
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philosophical essays ⓘ |
| hasForm |
addresses
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essays ⓘ lectures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Introductory Lecture on the Times
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Literary Ethics ⓘ Man the Reformer ⓘ Nature ⓘ The American Scholar ⓘ The Divinity School Address ⓘ The Method of Nature ⓘ The Transcendentalist ⓘ The Young American ⓘ |
| influenced |
American intellectual history
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American literature ⓘ American philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
essayistic
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oratorical ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American culture
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education ⓘ individualism ⓘ nature ⓘ religion ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ |
| movement |
American Transcendentalism
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linked to:
Transcendentalism
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| notableFor |
articulation of Transcendentalist thought
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critique of traditional religion ⓘ emphasis on the spiritual significance of nature ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| setting | New England ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
American intellectuals
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clergy ⓘ students ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of materialism
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moral reform ⓘ relationship between the individual and the divine ⓘ role of the scholar in society ⓘ |
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Subject: Nature; Addresses, and Lectures Description of subject: "Nature; Addresses, and Lectures" is a collection of essays and speeches by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American Transcendentalist thought in the mid-19th century.
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subject linked to:
chapter "Prospects"