the Champion of Militarism
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The Champion of Militarism is a fictional debater in Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue who advocates aggressive nationalism, imperial expansion, and rule by military strength.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Champion of Militarism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13157108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Champion of Militarism Context triple: [A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government, hasCharacter, the Champion of Militarism]
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A.
Honor and Fatherland
"Honor and Fatherland" is the traditional Romanian military motto expressing loyalty, patriotism, and dedication to the nation.
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B.
A Study of War
A Study of War is Quincy Wright’s landmark scholarly work that systematically analyzes the causes, nature, and prevention of war using historical, legal, and statistical methods.
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C.
On War
On War is a seminal 19th-century treatise on military strategy and theory that analyzes the nature, philosophy, and political dimensions of warfare.
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D.
At War with the Army
At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film starring the popular duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in one of their early screen collaborations.
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E.
Krieg
Krieg is a hulking, battle-hardened boxer character portrayed by Florian Munteanu in the Creed film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Champion of Militarism Target entity description: The Champion of Militarism is a fictional debater in Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue who advocates aggressive nationalism, imperial expansion, and rule by military strength.
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A.
Honor and Fatherland
"Honor and Fatherland" is the traditional Romanian military motto expressing loyalty, patriotism, and dedication to the nation.
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B.
A Study of War
A Study of War is Quincy Wright’s landmark scholarly work that systematically analyzes the causes, nature, and prevention of war using historical, legal, and statistical methods.
-
C.
On War
On War is a seminal 19th-century treatise on military strategy and theory that analyzes the nature, philosophy, and political dimensions of warfare.
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D.
At War with the Army
At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film starring the popular duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in one of their early screen collaborations.
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E.
Krieg
Krieg is a hulking, battle-hardened boxer character portrayed by Florian Munteanu in the Creed film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Japan should expand to secure its interests
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national survival depends on military strength ⓘ weak states are dominated by stronger powers ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
imperialism
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national power ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | pro-military ⓘ |
| characterType | political advocate ⓘ |
| contrastedWithCharacter |
the Champion of Liberalism
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the Master of Ceremonies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nakae Chōmin ⓘ |
| fictionalOccupation | debater ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | the world of Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDebatePartner | the Champion of Liberalism ⓘ |
| hasModerator | the Master of Ceremonies ⓘ |
| ideologyAdvocated |
aggressive nationalism
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imperial expansionism ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext |
dialogue
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to present arguments for militarist and expansionist policies ⓘ |
| opposesIdeology |
liberal democracy
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pacifism ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | realist view of international relations ⓘ |
| represents |
expansionist nationalism in late 19th-century Japan
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militarist strand of Meiji-era political thought ⓘ |
| roleInWork | political dialogue ⓘ |
| settingOfDebate | drinking party ⓘ |
| supportsPolicy |
imperial expansion
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rule by military strength ⓘ strong centralized military power ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the dangers of militarist ideology
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unrestrained pursuit of power ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorFor | critiquing militarism through dialogue ⓘ |
| workPublicationEra |
Meiji period
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linked to:
Meiji era
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Champion of Militarism Description of subject: The Champion of Militarism is a fictional debater in Nakae Chōmin’s political dialogue who advocates aggressive nationalism, imperial expansion, and rule by military strength.
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