Book IV
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Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book IV canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447376 — 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 IV Context triple: [The Social Contract, hasPart, Book IV]
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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 III
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 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.
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Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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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.
- 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 IV Target entity description: Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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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 III
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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C.
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.
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D.
Book V
Book V is one of the later sections of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, continuing its mock-historical narrative of the early Dutch settlement of the city.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| argues |
citizens must participate in assemblies
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civil religion is necessary to support the social order ⓘ large states face difficulties in maintaining republican liberty ⓘ sovereignty is inalienable ⓘ sovereignty is indivisible ⓘ the general will cannot be represented ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| concludingSectionOf | The Social Contract ⓘ |
| contains |
chapter on censorship
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chapter on civil religion ⓘ chapter on dictatorship ⓘ chapter on elections ⓘ chapter on the Roman comitia ⓘ chapter on the general will and voting ⓘ chapter on the tribunate ⓘ |
| discusses |
assemblies
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censorship ⓘ civil profession of faith ⓘ civil religion ⓘ dictatorship as an emergency institution ⓘ elections ⓘ functioning of the state ⓘ governmental institutions ⓘ laws and legislation ⓘ legitimate political community ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ religion of man ⓘ religion of the citizen ⓘ religion of the priest ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ the Roman model of politics ⓘ the general will ⓘ the tribunate ⓘ |
| influenced |
concepts of civil religion in political thought
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modern political theory of democracy ⓘ republican theory of sovereignty ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| partOf | The Social Contract ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | social contract theory ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| workType | political philosophy ⓘ |
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Subject: Book IV Description of subject: Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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