The Public and the Private Realm
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"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
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| The Public and the Private Realm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Public and the Private Realm Context triple: [The Human Condition, hasPart, The Public and the Private Realm]
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A.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
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C.
The Notion of Authority
The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.
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D.
Nothing in Nature is Private
Nothing in Nature is Private is a poetry collection by Claudia Rankine that explores race, identity, and intimacy through formally inventive and emotionally charged verse.
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E.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
- 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: The Public and the Private Realm Target entity description: "The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
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A.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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B.
The Public and Its Problems
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 philosophical work by John Dewey that analyzes democracy, the nature of the public, and the role of communication and institutions in addressing social issues.
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C.
The Notion of Authority
The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.
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D.
Nothing in Nature is Private
Nothing in Nature is Private is a poetry collection by Claudia Rankine that explores race, identity, and intimacy through formally inventive and emotionally charged verse.
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E.
Spheres of Justice
Spheres of Justice is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that develops a theory of complex equality by arguing that different social goods should be distributed according to distinct, context-specific principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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philosophical concept analysis ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
authentic political life requires a distinct public realm
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the private realm is the sphere of necessity and biological life ⓘ the public realm is the sphere of freedom and action ⓘ the rise of the social undermines the classical distinction between public and private ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| discusses |
action
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freedom ⓘ household ⓘ labor ⓘ modern society ⓘ necessity ⓘ oikos ⓘ plurality ⓘ polis ⓘ property ⓘ social question ⓘ space of appearance ⓘ work ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Human Condition (1958)
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linked to:
The Human Condition
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| historicalReference |
ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
modern age ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary political philosophy discussions of privacy
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feminist critiques of public–private dichotomy ⓘ later debates on public sphere theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ancient Greek polis and oikos
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appearance and visibility in politics ⓘ conditions of human plurality ⓘ distinction between public and private spheres ⓘ domestic life ⓘ freedom in the public sphere ⓘ labor and household management ⓘ modern blurring of public and private realms ⓘ necessity in the private sphere ⓘ political life ⓘ property and household as preconditions for political action ⓘ rise of the social ⓘ |
| partOf | The Human Condition ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
phenomenology of politics
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political theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
private sphere
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public sphere ⓘ social realm ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Revolution
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Vita activa ⓘ |
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