Two Faces of Liberalism
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Two Faces of Liberalism is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques traditional liberal thought by arguing that liberalism embodies both a commitment to individual autonomy and a need for peaceful coexistence among diverse values.
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| Two Faces of Liberalism canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Faces of Liberalism Context triple: [John Gray, notableWork, Two Faces of Liberalism]
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A.
Up from Liberalism
Up from Liberalism is a 1959 political book by William F. Buckley Jr. that critiques mid-20th-century American liberalism and helped define the emerging modern conservative movement.
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B.
The Liberal Spirit
The Liberal Spirit is a work by American philosopher Horace M. Kallen that articulates his vision of cultural pluralism and liberal democracy.
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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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Reflections of a Radical Moderate
Reflections of a Radical Moderate is a political memoir and collection of essays by former U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson, exploring his centrist philosophy, public service, and the ethical challenges of government.
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E.
1993: Political Liberalism
1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Two Faces of Liberalism Target entity description: Two Faces of Liberalism is a philosophical work by John Gray that critiques traditional liberal thought by arguing that liberalism embodies both a commitment to individual autonomy and a need for peaceful coexistence among diverse values.
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A.
Up from Liberalism
Up from Liberalism is a 1959 political book by William F. Buckley Jr. that critiques mid-20th-century American liberalism and helped define the emerging modern conservative movement.
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B.
The Liberal Spirit
The Liberal Spirit is a work by American philosopher Horace M. Kallen that articulates his vision of cultural pluralism and liberal democracy.
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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.
Reflections of a Radical Moderate
Reflections of a Radical Moderate is a political memoir and collection of essays by former U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson, exploring his centrist philosophy, public service, and the ethical challenges of government.
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E.
1993: Political Liberalism
1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| advocates | modus vivendi liberalism ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
liberalism embodies a commitment to individual autonomy
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liberalism embodies a need for peaceful coexistence among diverse values ⓘ liberalism has two faces ⓘ |
| author | John Gray ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
individual autonomy
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peaceful coexistence of diverse values ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
liberalism based solely on autonomy
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universalist versions of liberalism ⓘ |
| critiques | traditional liberal thought ⓘ |
| discusses |
conflict of values
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limits of rational consensus ⓘ toleration ⓘ |
| genre | political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-56584-593-6 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 200 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | post-Enlightenment critique of liberal rationalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | liberalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on irreducible value conflict
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recasting liberalism as a modus vivendi ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
anti-utopian liberalism
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pluralist liberalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
liberalism
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value pluralism ⓘ |
| proposes | value pluralism within liberalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Isaiah Berlin’s value pluralism essays
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John Gray’s Straw Dogs ⓘ |
| setsInContext | late 20th century political theory ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
scholars of liberalism
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students of philosophy ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | modern liberal thought ⓘ |
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