Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions
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"Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions" is a philosophical essay by Michel de Montaigne that reflects on the contradictions and variability in human behavior and character.
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| Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions canonical | 1 |
| That Our Actions Should Be Judged by Our Intentions | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions Context triple: [Essays, hasPart, Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions]
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A.
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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D.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
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E.
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Letters to a Young Contrarian is a book by Christopher Hitchens that offers guidance on independent thinking, skepticism, and principled dissent through a series of reflective essays.
- 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: Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions Target entity description: "Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions" is a philosophical essay by Michel de Montaigne that reflects on the contradictions and variability in human behavior and character.
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A.
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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D.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
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E.
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Letters to a Young Contrarian is a book by Christopher Hitchens that offers guidance on independent thinking, skepticism, and principled dissent through a series of reflective essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
complexity of human motives
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gap between intention and action ⓘ self-contradiction in moral life ⓘ |
| author | Michel de Montaigne ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
instability of the self
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limits of moral consistency ⓘ variability of human conduct ⓘ |
| collection | Essais ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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multiple modern languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Skepticism
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Stoicism ⓘ classical philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | French Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
anecdotal
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conversational ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contradictions in human character
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inconsistency of human behavior ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person reflection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early modern analysis of character inconsistency
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use of personal experience as philosophical evidence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Montaigne's Essays
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linked to:
Montaigne’s Essais
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| philosophicalApproach |
introspective
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skeptical ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Of Experience
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Of Repentance ⓘ
linked to:
On Repentance
That Our Actions Should Be Judged by Our Intentions ⓘ
linked to:
Of the Inconsistency of Our Actions
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| workLanguageVariant | Early Modern French ⓘ |
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That Our Actions Should Be Judged by Our Intentions
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