Aesthetic Papers
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Aesthetic Papers was a short-lived 19th-century American transcendentalist literary journal edited by Elizabeth Peabody, notable for first publishing Henry David Thoreau’s essay now known as "Civil Disobedience."
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| Aesthetic Papers canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Aesthetic Papers Context triple: [Resistance to Civil Government, originalPublicationMedium, Aesthetic Papers]
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Aesthetica
Aesthetica is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten that helped establish aesthetics as a distinct field of philosophical inquiry.
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Papers on Literature and Art
Papers on Literature and Art is a collection of critical essays by Margaret Fuller that explores literature, aesthetics, and cultural criticism in the mid-19th century.
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Aesthetica in nuce
Aesthetica in nuce is a brief but influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Johann Georg Hamann that critiques Enlightenment rationalism and emphasizes the primacy of language, faith, and aesthetic experience.
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Lectures on Aesthetics
Lectures on Aesthetics is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential philosophy of art and beauty within his broader idealist system.
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E.
Aesthetic Theory
Aesthetic Theory is Theodor W. Adorno’s major philosophical work on art and aesthetics, offering a dense, dialectical critique of modern culture and the role of art in society.
- 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: Aesthetic Papers Target entity description: Aesthetic Papers was a short-lived 19th-century American transcendentalist literary journal edited by Elizabeth Peabody, notable for first publishing Henry David Thoreau’s essay now known as "Civil Disobedience."
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A.
Aesthetica
Aesthetica is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten that helped establish aesthetics as a distinct field of philosophical inquiry.
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B.
Papers on Literature and Art
Papers on Literature and Art is a collection of critical essays by Margaret Fuller that explores literature, aesthetics, and cultural criticism in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Aesthetica in nuce
Aesthetica in nuce is a brief but influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Johann Georg Hamann that critiques Enlightenment rationalism and emphasizes the primacy of language, faith, and aesthetic experience.
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D.
Lectures on Aesthetics
Lectures on Aesthetics is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential philosophy of art and beauty within his broader idealist system.
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E.
Aesthetic Theory
Aesthetic Theory is Theodor W. Adorno’s major philosophical work on art and aesthetics, offering a dense, dialectical critique of modern culture and the role of art in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary journal
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periodical ⓘ transcendentalist journal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Transcendentalism
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linked to:
Transcendentalism
Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| editor |
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
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linked to:
Elizabeth Peabody
Elizabeth Peabody ⓘ |
| editorOccupation |
educator
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publisher ⓘ transcendentalist ⓘ |
| firstPublishedWorkOf | "Resistance to Civil Government" by Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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philosophical essays ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
individual conscience
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literature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Antebellum United States
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linked to:
Antebellum period
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| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| notableFor | first publication of Henry David Thoreau’s essay now known as "Civil Disobedience" ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | short-lived ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | Boston ⓘ |
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Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience)