Natural Right and History
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Natural Right and History is a seminal 1953 work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that critiques modern historicism and positivism while defending the classical notion of natural right.
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| Natural Right and History canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Natural Right and History Context triple: [Leo Strauss, notableWork, Natural Right and History]
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A.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition is a scholarly work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes Hobbes’s political philosophy within the framework of natural law theory.
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Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
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Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum is a major work of early modern philosophy in which Christian Wolff systematically develops natural law using a rigorous, quasi-mathematical method.
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The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
- 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: Natural Right and History Target entity description: Natural Right and History is a seminal 1953 work of political philosophy by Leo Strauss that critiques modern historicism and positivism while defending the classical notion of natural right.
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A.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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B.
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition
Thomas Hobbes and the Natural Law Tradition is a scholarly work by Norberto Bobbio that analyzes Hobbes’s political philosophy within the framework of natural law theory.
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C.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
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D.
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum
Jus naturae methodo scientifica pertractatum is a major work of early modern philosophy in which Christian Wolff systematically develops natural law using a rigorous, quasi-mathematical method.
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E.
The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
legal theory
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philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| author | Leo Strauss ⓘ |
| basedOn | Walgreen Foundation Lectures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
historicism
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legal positivism ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ value-free social science ⓘ |
| defends |
classical notion of natural right
ⓘ
possibility of objective standards of justice ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of law
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
American political theory
ⓘ
Straussian political theory ⓘ
linked to:
Straussianism
contemporary natural law debates ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on classical natural right
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chapter on historicism ⓘ chapter on modern natural right ⓘ chapter on positivism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Edmund Burke ⓘ John Locke ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ Plato ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical political philosophy
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historicism ⓘ modern political philosophy ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ natural law ⓘ natural right ⓘ positivism ⓘ social science methodology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of modern historicism
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critique of positivist social science ⓘ reviving interest in classical natural right ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | classical natural right tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Chicago ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed |
classical antiquity
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modern era ⓘ |
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