Esprit du peuple et de la révolution
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Esprit du peuple et de la révolution is a political treatise by French revolutionary leader Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne that articulates radical Jacobin ideas about popular sovereignty and the nature of revolution during the French Revolution.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Esprit du peuple et de la révolution Context triple: [Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, authored, Esprit du peuple et de la révolution]
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A.
L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France
L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France is a political treatise by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just that articulates his radical Jacobin vision of the principles and institutional foundations of the French Revolution.
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B.
De la Révolution et de la Constitution
De la Révolution et de la Constitution is a political treatise by French revolutionary leader Antoine Barnave analyzing the principles, aims, and constitutional implications of the French Revolution.
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C.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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D.
Révolution
Révolution is a book titled in French that likely explores themes of political or social upheaval, change, or transformation.
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E.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
- 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: Esprit du peuple et de la révolution Target entity description: Esprit du peuple et de la révolution is a political treatise by French revolutionary leader Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne that articulates radical Jacobin ideas about popular sovereignty and the nature of revolution during the French Revolution.
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A.
L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France
L’Esprit de la Révolution et de la Constitution de France is a political treatise by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just that articulates his radical Jacobin vision of the principles and institutional foundations of the French Revolution.
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B.
De la Révolution et de la Constitution
De la Révolution et de la Constitution is a political treatise by French revolutionary leader Antoine Barnave analyzing the principles, aims, and constitutional implications of the French Revolution.
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C.
Reflections on the Revolution in France
Reflections on the Revolution in France is a 1790 political treatise by Edmund Burke that offers a seminal conservative critique of the French Revolution and defense of traditional institutions.
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D.
Révolution
Révolution is a book titled in French that likely explores themes of political or social upheaval, change, or transformation.
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E.
The Civil War in France
"The Civil War in France" is a political pamphlet by Karl Marx analyzing the 1871 Paris Commune and its significance for the international workers' movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to articulate principles of popular sovereignty
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to define the spirit of the people in revolution ⓘ to justify radical revolutionary policies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
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French revolutionary government ⓘ |
| author | Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
enemies of the people
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relationship between law and revolution ⓘ role of terror in defending the revolution ⓘ role of virtue in revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
collectivist view of political legitimacy
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hostility to aristocracy and monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
document of revolutionary political rhetoric
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example of radical Jacobin political theory ⓘ source for understanding Billaud-Varenne's ideas ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | radical phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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Rousseauian concept of the general will ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Jacobin militants
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revolutionary citizens of France ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
moral justification of revolutionary measures
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people as the source of all political authority ⓘ revolution as expression of popular will ⓘ unity of the people and the revolution ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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Jacobinism ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobin centralism
nature of revolution ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| movement |
Jacobin movement
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linked to:
Jacobin Club
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| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
French revolutionary political theory
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republicanism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
radical Jacobinism
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radical republicanism ⓘ |
| publicationEra | late 18th century ⓘ |
| theoreticalFocus |
legitimacy of revolutionary violence
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relationship between people and state ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ |
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