On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
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On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint is a 2021 nonfiction book by Maggie Nelson that blends cultural criticism, memoir, and philosophy to explore contemporary debates around freedom in art, sex, drugs, and climate.
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| On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint Context triple: [Maggie Nelson, notableWork, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint]
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An Essay on Liberation
An Essay on Liberation is a 1969 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critiques advanced industrial society and explores the possibilities for radical social transformation and human emancipation.
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Freedom and Resentment
Freedom and Resentment is a landmark philosophical essay by P. F. Strawson that reshaped debates on moral responsibility by emphasizing the role of our interpersonal reactive attitudes over metaphysical theories of free will.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
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E.
The Freedom of Man
The Freedom of Man is a philosophical work by physicist Arthur H. Compton exploring the relationship between modern physics, determinism, and human free will.
- 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: On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint Target entity description: On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint is a 2021 nonfiction book by Maggie Nelson that blends cultural criticism, memoir, and philosophy to explore contemporary debates around freedom in art, sex, drugs, and climate.
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A.
An Essay on Liberation
An Essay on Liberation is a 1969 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critiques advanced industrial society and explores the possibilities for radical social transformation and human emancipation.
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B.
Freedom and Resentment
Freedom and Resentment is a landmark philosophical essay by P. F. Strawson that reshaped debates on moral responsibility by emphasizing the role of our interpersonal reactive attitudes over metaphysical theories of free will.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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D.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
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E.
The Freedom of Man
The Freedom of Man is a philosophical work by physicist Arthur H. Compton exploring the relationship between modern physics, determinism, and human free will.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Maggie Nelson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| explores |
freedom in artistic practice
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freedom in relation to drugs ⓘ freedom in sexual relations ⓘ freedom in the context of climate change ⓘ tensions between autonomy and obligation ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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memoir ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781644450628 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Art Song
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Climate Song ⓘ Drug Song ⓘ Sex Song ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
art
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climate crisis ⓘ drug use ⓘ freedom ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending memoir and theory
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interdisciplinary approach to freedom ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
critical theory
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feminist theory ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Argonauts ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Graywolf Press ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary world ⓘ |
| structure | four essays ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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aesthetics ⓘ care ⓘ consent ⓘ constraint ⓘ environmental responsibility ⓘ ethics ⓘ politics of freedom ⓘ |
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