On Women
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"On Women" is a controversial essay by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in which he presents his pessimistic and often misogynistic views on women, included as a notable section of his collection Parerga and Paralipomena.
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| On Women canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Women Context triple: [Parerga and Paralipomena, notableSection, On Women]
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A.
The Women
"The Women" is the English title of Surah An-Nisa, a chapter of the Qur’an that extensively addresses women’s rights, family law, and social justice in Islamic teachings.
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The Women
"The Women" is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, celebrated for its all-female ensemble cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
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C.
Discourse on Woman
Discourse on Woman is a landmark 1849 speech and pamphlet by Lucretia Mott advocating for women's rights and gender equality within social and religious contexts.
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On Famous Women
On Famous Women is a 14th-century collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that profiles notable women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind in Western literature.
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Three Guineas
Three Guineas is an extended feminist essay by Virginia Woolf that critiques patriarchy, militarism, and the social structures that exclude women from education and professional life.
- 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 Women Target entity description: "On Women" is a controversial essay by philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in which he presents his pessimistic and often misogynistic views on women, included as a notable section of his collection Parerga and Paralipomena.
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A.
The Women
"The Women" is the English title of Surah An-Nisa, a chapter of the Qur’an that extensively addresses women’s rights, family law, and social justice in Islamic teachings.
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B.
The Women
"The Women" is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, celebrated for its all-female ensemble cast and sharp, satirical portrayal of high-society relationships and gossip.
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C.
Discourse on Woman
Discourse on Woman is a landmark 1849 speech and pamphlet by Lucretia Mott advocating for women's rights and gender equality within social and religious contexts.
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D.
On Famous Women
On Famous Women is a 14th-century collection of biographies by Giovanni Boccaccio that profiles notable women from history and mythology, often considered one of the first works of its kind in Western literature.
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E.
Three Guineas
Three Guineas is an extended feminist essay by Virginia Woolf that critiques patriarchy, militarism, and the social structures that exclude women from education and professional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
essentialist views on gender
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misogyny ⓘ sexism ⓘ |
| discusses |
character of women
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intellect of women ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social role of women ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasEthicalStance | non-egalitarian view of the sexes ⓘ |
| hasForm | short essay ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | 19th-century European gender norms ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | interpretations of Schopenhauer’s overall philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-feminist stance
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philosophical pessimism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
frequently condemned in modern scholarship
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highly controversial ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
inferiority of women (as claimed by the author)
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marriage as an institution ⓘ power relations between men and women ⓘ sexual difference ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample | Schopenhauer’s negative view of human nature ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Parerga and Paralipomena, Volume 2
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linked to:
Paralipomena
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| inCollectionBy | Arthur Schopenhauer ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of misogyny in philosophy ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
Parerga and Paralipomena, Volume 2, Chapter on women (approximate)
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linked to:
Parerga and Paralipomena
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| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gender
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misogyny ⓘ pessimism ⓘ women ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial views on women
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influence on debates about Schopenhauer and feminism ⓘ misogynistic content ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Über die Weiber ⓘ |
| partOf | Parerga and Paralipomena ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Schopenhauerian pessimism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | pessimistic philosophy ⓘ |
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