Shame and Necessity
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Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shame and Necessity Context triple: [Bernard Williams, notableWork, Shame and Necessity]
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- 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: Shame and Necessity Target entity description: Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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A.
The Mutual Disillusion
The Mutual Disillusion is an English title for Surah At-Taghabun, a chapter of the Qur’an that reflects on human loss and gain in the hereafter and the ultimate reality of faith and accountability.
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B.
The Dominant Idea
The Dominant Idea is an influential anarchist essay by Voltairine de Cleyre that explores how powerful guiding beliefs shape individual behavior and social conditions.
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C.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores how modern democratic institutions and civic life can be reoriented toward shared moral values and the common good.
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D.
The Good Society
The Good Society is a 1937 political and social philosophy book by Walter Lippmann that critiques both laissez-faire capitalism and collectivist planning while arguing for a liberal, rule-of-law–based order.
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E.
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class is a darkly comic, psychologically intense stage play by Sam Shepard that explores the disintegration of a dysfunctional American family struggling with poverty, identity, and the elusive promise of the American Dream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
ancient Greeks had sophisticated ideas of responsibility
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continuity between ancient and modern ethical thought ⓘ modern moral philosophy underestimates the role of shame ⓘ shame is a central moral emotion ⓘ |
| author | Bernard Williams ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered by Bernard Williams ⓘ |
| compares |
ancient Greek ethical thought
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modern moral theories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
Kantian moral theory
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modern assumptions about moral responsibility ⓘ utilitarian moral theory ⓘ |
| examines |
Greek conceptions of necessity
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Greek conceptions of responsibility ⓘ Greek conceptions of shame ⓘ Homeric ethics ⓘ tragedy in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| field |
classics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary debates on moral responsibility
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philosophical discussions of shame ⓘ scholarship on ancient ethics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on freedom and agency
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chapter on necessity ⓘ chapter on responsibility ⓘ chapter on shame ⓘ conclusion ⓘ introduction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aeschylus
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Euripides ⓘ Greek tragedy ⓘ Homer ⓘ Sophocles ⓘ ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agency
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ancient Greek ethics ⓘ ancient vs modern ethics ⓘ freedom and determinism ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ necessity ⓘ shame ⓘ |
| publisher | University of California Press ⓘ |
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