Adventures of the Dialectic
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Adventures of the Dialectic is a philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critically examines Marxism, history, and the concept of dialectical reason in the context of mid-20th-century politics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adventures of the Dialectic canonical | 2 |
| Les aventures de la dialectique | 1 |
| The Adventures of the Dialectic | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adventures of the Dialectic Context triple: [Maurice Merleau-Ponty, notableWork, Adventures of the Dialectic]
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A.
De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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D.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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E.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- 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: Adventures of the Dialectic Target entity description: Adventures of the Dialectic is a philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critically examines Marxism, history, and the concept of dialectical reason in the context of mid-20th-century politics.
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A.
De dialectica
De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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B.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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C.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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D.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
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E.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Merleau-Ponty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiquesWorkOf |
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Joseph Stalin ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Lukácsian Marxism ⓘ
linked to:
Western Marxism
Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| examines |
crisis of Marxism after Stalinism
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limits of dialectical reason ⓘ possibility of non-dogmatic Marxism ⓘ relationship between theory and practice ⓘ role of history in political judgment ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-Stalinist
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anti-dogmatic ⓘ critical of orthodox Marxism ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Marxist theory
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continental philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War politics
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French Communist Party ⓘ
linked to:
Communist Party of France
Hegelian dialectic ⓘ
linked to:
Hegelian dialectics
Marxism ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Stalinism ⓘ
linked to:
Stalin era
bureaucracy ⓘ contingency ⓘ dialectical reason ⓘ freedom ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ history ⓘ humanism ⓘ intellectual responsibility ⓘ phenomenology and Marxism ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ politics ⓘ praxis ⓘ revolution ⓘ totalization ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Western Marxism
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phenomenology ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Humanism and Terror
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Phenomenology of Perception ⓘ |
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linked to: Adventures of the Dialectic
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