Die Tugendlehre
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Die Tugendlehre is Immanuel Kant’s systematic philosophical work on moral virtue, forming the second part of his Metaphysics of Morals.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die Tugendlehre Context triple: [Doctrine of Virtue, originalTitle, Die Tugendlehre]
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A.
Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Jenseits von Gut und Böse is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that critiques traditional morality and metaphysics while outlining his vision of a philosophy "beyond" conventional notions of good and evil.
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B.
Lehr und Kunst
Lehr und Kunst is the German-language motto of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, reflecting its emphasis on the integration of learning and practical application.
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The Gate of Virtue
The Gate of Virtue is one of the historic ceremonial gateways of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, forming part of the college’s traditional architectural progression through symbolic “gates” representing stages of academic life.
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D.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
- 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: Die Tugendlehre Target entity description: Die Tugendlehre is Immanuel Kant’s systematic philosophical work on moral virtue, forming the second part of his Metaphysics of Morals.
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A.
Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Jenseits von Gut und Böse is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that critiques traditional morality and metaphysics while outlining his vision of a philosophy "beyond" conventional notions of good and evil.
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B.
Lehr und Kunst
Lehr und Kunst is the German-language motto of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, reflecting its emphasis on the integration of learning and practical application.
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C.
The Gate of Virtue
The Gate of Virtue is one of the historic ceremonial gateways of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, forming part of the college’s traditional architectural progression through symbolic “gates” representing stages of academic life.
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D.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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E.
Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical treatise
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part of book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt | systematic account of moral virtue within a deontological framework ⓘ |
| author | Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
duty
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ends that are also duties ⓘ imperfect duties ⓘ perfect duties ⓘ virtue as strength of maxims ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Die Rechtslehre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
|
| distinguishes | ethical duties and juridical duties ⓘ |
| ethicalDomain | internal legislation of the will ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
duties of virtue
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ethical duties to oneself ⓘ ethical duties to others ⓘ |
| follows | Die Rechtslehre ⓘ |
| genre |
deontological ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
The Doctrine of Virtue
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linked to:
Doctrine of Virtue
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| hasPart | Doctrine of Virtue ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th‑century neo‑Kantian ethics
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contemporary virtue ethics debates on Kant ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
The Metaphysics of Morals
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linked to:
Metaphysics of Morals
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| mainSubject |
ethical obligations
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moral duty ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Tugendlehre ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain | normative ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Kantian ethics
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linked to:
Kantianism
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| philosophicalTradition | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second part of the Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Critique of Practical Reason
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| treats |
beneficence
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duties of love ⓘ duties of respect ⓘ duties regarding one’s own moral character ⓘ ethical self‑perfection ⓘ gratitude ⓘ sympathy ⓘ |
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