The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State canonical | 2 |
| Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Context triple: [Friedrich Engels, notableWork, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State]
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A.
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
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B.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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C.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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D.
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- 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: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Target entity description: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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A.
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men
Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that examines the development of human society and the origins of social and economic inequality.
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B.
The Conquest of Bread
The Conquest of Bread is a foundational anarchist-communist text by Peter Kropotkin that advocates for a decentralized, cooperative society based on mutual aid and the abolition of private property.
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C.
What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" is an 1883 collection of essays by sociologist William Graham Sumner that argues for limited government, individual responsibility, and laissez-faire economics in the relations between social classes.
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D.
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist theoretical work
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
development of family forms
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emergence of private property ⓘ origin of the state ⓘ |
| argues |
monogamous family is tied to private property
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state arises to manage class antagonisms ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Engels ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ancient Society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois family
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bourgeois state ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
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political philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
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social theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of group marriage
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analysis of monogamy ⓘ analysis of primitive communism ⓘ analysis of the state ⓘ |
| impact |
influential in feminist Marxist theory
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influential in socialist theory of the family ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Lewis H. Morgan ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| links |
family to property relations
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state to class domination ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats ⓘ |
| positionInMarxistCanon | foundational text on family and state ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1884 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dietz Verlag ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Anti-Dühring
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The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| subject |
anthropology
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class society ⓘ family ⓘ historical materialism ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ private property ⓘ social evolution ⓘ state ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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historical materialism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
ancient societies
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class societies ⓘ pre-class societies ⓘ |
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Subject: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Description of subject: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is a foundational Marxist work by Friedrich Engels that analyzes the historical development of family structures, private property, and state power in relation to class society.
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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originalTitle
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Der Ursprung der Familie, des Privateigenthums und des Staats
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linked to: The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Role of Force in History
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relatedWork
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
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