The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress
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The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress is a philosophical and scientific work by biologist Gunther Stent that examines whether modern civilization has reached the limits of meaningful progress and what a post-progress future might look like.
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| A View of the End of Progress | 1 |
| The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress Context triple: [Gunther Stent, authorOf, The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress]
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Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
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B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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C.
The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
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D.
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
"Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity" is a historical and economic analysis that examines how technological advances have shaped inequality, political power, and shared prosperity over the past millennium.
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E.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
- 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 Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress Target entity description: The Coming of the Golden Age: A View of the End of Progress is a philosophical and scientific work by biologist Gunther Stent that examines whether modern civilization has reached the limits of meaningful progress and what a post-progress future might look like.
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A.
Illusions of Progress
Illusions of Progress is a political and social critique by Georges Sorel that challenges optimistic beliefs in linear social advancement and rational reform.
-
B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
-
C.
The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
-
D.
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
"Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity" is a historical and economic analysis that examines how technological advances have shaped inequality, political power, and shared prosperity over the past millennium.
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E.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical implications of the end of progress
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future of scientific research ⓘ possibility of cultural stagnation ⓘ social consequences of technological saturation ⓘ |
| author | Gunther Stent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
historical patterns of cultural development
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possible characteristics of a post-progress future ⓘ relationship between scientific advance and human fulfillment ⓘ whether modern civilization has reached the limits of meaningful progress ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of biology
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philosophy of history ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | biologist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical view of unlimited progress
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speculative about the future ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | A View of the End of Progress ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Coming of the Golden Age ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
20th-century scientific developments
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biology ⓘ history of science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biological evolution
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cultural evolution ⓘ end of progress ⓘ ethics of scientific progress ⓘ future of civilization ⓘ history of science ⓘ limits of progress ⓘ meaning of progress ⓘ modern civilization ⓘ post-progress society ⓘ progress ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | 20th-century analytic-influenced philosophy of science ⓘ |
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