Book III
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Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447375 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book III Context triple: [The Social Contract, hasPart, Book III]
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Book III
Book III is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous mock-historical narrative of the city’s early days.
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Book II
Book II is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that develops key arguments about production, distribution, and the functioning of economic systems.
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Book II
Book II is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous, mock-historical narrative of early New York.
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Volume III
Volume III is the third book in Charles Lyell’s influential multi-volume work "Principles of Geology," which helped establish modern geology and popularize the concept of deep geological time.
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Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
- 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: Book III Target entity description: Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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A.
Book III
Book III is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous mock-historical narrative of the city’s early days.
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B.
Book II
Book II is a section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its humorous, mock-historical narrative of early New York.
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C.
Book II
Book II is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that develops key arguments about production, distribution, and the functioning of economic systems.
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D.
Volume III
Volume III is the third book in Charles Lyell’s influential multi-volume work "Principles of Geology," which helped establish modern geology and popularize the concept of deep geological time.
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E.
Book V
Book V is a major section of John Stuart Mill’s "Principles of Political Economy" that focuses on the role and functions of government within an economic system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| describedInWork |
Du contrat social, ou Principes du droit politique
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linked to:
The Social Contract
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| discusses |
conditions for legitimate government
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distinction between sovereign and government ⓘ executive power ⓘ legislative power ⓘ limits of governmental authority ⓘ relation between size of territory and form of government ⓘ signs of governmental decay ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Book IV (The Social Contract)
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linked to:
The Social Contract
|
| follows |
Book II (The Social Contract)
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linked to:
The Social Contract
|
| genre | political treatise section ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on forms of government
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chapters on the degeneration of government ⓘ chapters on the nature of government ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
popular sovereignty
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republicanism ⓘ |
| inception | 1762 ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on separation of powers
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later theories of representative government ⓘ modern republican thought ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aristocracy
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corruption of government ⓘ democracy ⓘ forms of government ⓘ government ⓘ maintenance of the general will ⓘ mixed government ⓘ monarchy ⓘ political authority ⓘ relation between government and sovereign ⓘ separation between sovereign and government ⓘ size of the state and form of government ⓘ usurpation of sovereignty by government ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Livre III
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linked to:
Book III
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| partOf | The Social Contract ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Books I–IV of The Social Contract
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linked to:
The Social Contract
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| positionInWork | third book ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Book II (The Social Contract)
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linked to:
The Social Contract
|
| workLanguage | French ⓘ |
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Subject: Book III Description of subject: Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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Book III
linked to: Book III