Freedom and Necessity
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Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Freedom and Necessity canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5539811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freedom and Necessity Context triple: [Philosophical Essays, hasPart, Freedom and Necessity]
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A.
The Idea of Freedom
The Idea of Freedom is a philosophical work by Mortimer Adler that systematically explores the nature, varieties, and implications of human freedom in moral, political, and metaphysical contexts.
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Truth and Freedom
Truth and Freedom is the English translation of the Latin motto of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, reflecting its emphasis on integrity and liberty in special operations training.
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The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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The Freedom of Man
The Freedom of Man is a philosophical work by physicist Arthur H. Compton exploring the relationship between modern physics, determinism, and human free will.
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E.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freedom and Necessity Target entity description: Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
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A.
The Idea of Freedom
The Idea of Freedom is a philosophical work by Mortimer Adler that systematically explores the nature, varieties, and implications of human freedom in moral, political, and metaphysical contexts.
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B.
Truth and Freedom
Truth and Freedom is the English translation of the Latin motto of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, reflecting its emphasis on integrity and liberty in special operations training.
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C.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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D.
The Freedom of Man
The Freedom of Man is a philosophical work by physicist Arthur H. Compton exploring the relationship between modern physics, determinism, and human free will.
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E.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| author | Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
causal laws of nature
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compatibility of freedom with determinism ⓘ deterministic universe ⓘ free human choice ⓘ moral praise and blame ⓘ |
| exploresRelationBetween |
causal determinism
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freedom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ necessity ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotability | notable essay on free will and determinism ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf | Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
causation
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ethics ⓘ human agency ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ necessity and possibility ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British empiricism
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classical determinism ⓘ scientific worldview ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
determinism
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free will ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDiscussed |
compatibilism
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determinism ⓘ libertarian free will ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| workIn | philosophy of free will ⓘ |
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