Montesquieu
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Montesquieu was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher best known for his theory of the separation of powers, which profoundly shaped modern constitutional government.
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Target entity: Montesquieu Context triple: [Age of Enlightenment, majorFigure, Montesquieu]
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
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David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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Voltaire
Voltaire was an influential 18th-century French writer, philosopher, and satirist known for his advocacy of reason, civil liberties, and criticism of religious and political authority.
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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Montesquieu Target entity description: Montesquieu was an influential French Enlightenment philosopher best known for his theory of the separation of powers, which profoundly shaped modern constitutional government.
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A.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer whose works on political theory, education, and human nature profoundly influenced modern democracy, romanticism, and revolutionary thought.
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B.
John Locke
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas on natural rights, government by consent, and the social contract became foundational to modern liberal political thought.
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C.
David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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D.
Voltaire
Voltaire was an influential 18th-century French writer, philosopher, and satirist known for his advocacy of reason, civil liberties, and criticism of religious and political authority.
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E.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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French nobleman ⓘ jurist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Montesquieu
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surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Montesquieu ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
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| authorOf |
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline
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surface form:
Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence
The Spirit of the Laws ⓘ
surface form:
De l'esprit des lois
Persian Letters ⓘ
surface form:
Lettres persanes
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| birthDate | 1689-01-18 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Montesquieu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charles-Louis de Secondat
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| birthPlace | La Brède, near Bordeaux, France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1755-02-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| educatedAt | Collège de Juilly ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | de Secondat ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
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law ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary novel
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles-Louis ⓘ |
| heldTitle | président à mortier of the Parlement of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| influenced |
French Revolution thinkers
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James Madison ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ liberal constitutionalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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John Locke ⓘ Roman law ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie française ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Montesquieu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
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| notableIdea |
climate theory of government
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separation of powers ⓘ theory of checks and balances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline
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Persian Letters ⓘ The Spirit of the Laws ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | member of the Parlement of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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