Truth and Politics
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"Truth and Politics" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the fraught relationship between factual truth, lies, and the functioning of modern political life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lying in Politics | 1 |
| Truth and Politics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6823148 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Truth and Politics Context triple: [Between Past and Future, hasPart, Truth and Politics]
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A.
Truth and Power
"Truth and Power" is a significant work by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that explores the relationship between political authority, moral responsibility, and the pursuit of truth in international affairs.
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B.
The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
"The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" is a nonfiction book that examines the erosion of objective truth, the rise of propaganda and conspiracy thinking, and their impact on American democracy in the Trump era.
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C.
The Political Illusion
The Political Illusion is a 1965 book by French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul that critiques modern society’s overreliance on political institutions and the myth that politics can solve all social problems.
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D.
The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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E.
New Aspects of Politics
New Aspects of Politics is a seminal 1925 work by political scientist Charles E. Merriam that helped pioneer the behavioral and empirical study of politics in the United States.
- 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: Truth and Politics Target entity description: "Truth and Politics" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the fraught relationship between factual truth, lies, and the functioning of modern political life.
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A.
Truth and Power
"Truth and Power" is a significant work by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that explores the relationship between political authority, moral responsibility, and the pursuit of truth in international affairs.
-
B.
The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
"The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" is a nonfiction book that examines the erosion of objective truth, the rise of propaganda and conspiracy thinking, and their impact on American democracy in the Trump era.
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C.
The Political Illusion
The Political Illusion is a 1965 book by French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul that critiques modern society’s overreliance on political institutions and the myth that politics can solve all social problems.
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D.
The Purpose of American Politics
The Purpose of American Politics is a 1960 book by political theorist Hans Morgenthau that examines the moral foundations, historical development, and guiding principles of the United States’ role in world affairs.
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E.
New Aspects of Politics
New Aspects of Politics is a seminal 1925 work by political scientist Charles E. Merriam that helped pioneer the behavioral and empirical study of politics in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
censorship of truth
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factual truth ⓘ freedom of opinion ⓘ historical facts ⓘ ideology ⓘ lying ⓘ opinion ⓘ plurality of perspectives ⓘ political judgment ⓘ political responsibility ⓘ propaganda ⓘ public deception ⓘ public sphere ⓘ rational truth ⓘ scientific facts ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ truth-telling ⓘ |
| argues |
a shared factual reality is necessary for meaningful political debate
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factual truth is more vulnerable in politics than rational truth ⓘ freedom of opinion depends on respect for factual truth ⓘ lies can be politically effective but undermine the common world ⓘ political power often seeks to manipulate or suppress factual truth ⓘ systematic lying can destroy the conditions for politics itself ⓘ truth-tellers are often politically powerless yet politically important ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques |
modern tendencies to treat facts as opinions
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political attempts to rewrite history ⓘ the use of ideology to replace factual reality ⓘ |
| hasNotableImpactOn |
contemporary political philosophy discussions of truth
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debates about post-truth politics ⓘ theory of political lying ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hannah Arendt's analysis of totalitarianism
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Hannah Arendt's reflections on truth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
distinction between factual truth and rational truth
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factual truth in political life ⓘ fragility of truth in modern politics ⓘ limits of politics with respect to truth ⓘ lying in politics ⓘ manipulation of facts ⓘ relationship between truth and politics ⓘ role of truth-tellers in political communities ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology of politics
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Between Past and Future
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Lying in Politics ⓘ
linked to:
Truth and Politics
The Origins of Totalitarianism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Truth and Politics Description of subject: "Truth and Politics" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the fraught relationship between factual truth, lies, and the functioning of modern political life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Truth and Politics