Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of previously published treatises and essays
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Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a seminal early-18th-century philosophical work by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, that helped shape Enlightenment moral philosophy and aesthetics.
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Target entity: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of previously published treatises and essays Context triple: [Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, describedBySource, Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of previously published treatises and essays]
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Representative Men
Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
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B.
The Duties of Man and Other Essays
The Duties of Man and Other Essays is a collection of political and philosophical writings by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini, articulating his ideas on democracy, citizenship, and moral duty in the struggle for Italian unification and social progress.
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C.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
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D.
Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits
"Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits" is a 19th-century work by Presbyterian theologian Samuel Miller offering practical guidance on the conduct, etiquette, and personal habits appropriate for Christian ministers.
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E.
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is an influential 18th-century philosophical and psychological treatise by David Hartley that develops a theory of mind based on associationism and physiological mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of previously published treatises and essays Target entity description: Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a seminal early-18th-century philosophical work by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, that helped shape Enlightenment moral philosophy and aesthetics.
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A.
Representative Men
Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
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B.
The Duties of Man and Other Essays
The Duties of Man and Other Essays is a collection of political and philosophical writings by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini, articulating his ideas on democracy, citizenship, and moral duty in the struggle for Italian unification and social progress.
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C.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
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D.
Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits
"Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits" is a 19th-century work by Presbyterian theologian Samuel Miller offering practical guidance on the conduct, etiquette, and personal habits appropriate for Christian ministers.
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E.
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations
Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations is an influential 18th-century philosophical and psychological treatise by David Hartley that develops a theory of mind based on associationism and physiological mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise collection ⓘ |
| author |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
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Shaftesbury ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedAs |
influential work in early modern aesthetics
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seminal work of Enlightenment moral philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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essay ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm |
collection of essays
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collection of previously published treatises ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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treatises ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Enlightenment in Britain ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of modern aesthetics
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helped shape Enlightenment moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
British moral philosophy
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Enlightenment ethics ⓘ concept of moral sense theory ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
aesthetic judgment
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relationship between virtue and happiness ⓘ role of sentiment in morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
British empiricism
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linked to:
Empiricism
moral sense school ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Enlightenment
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history of aesthetics ⓘ history of ethics ⓘ |
| topic |
human character
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manners ⓘ opinions ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ sociability ⓘ taste ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
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Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times is a collection of previously published treatises and essays
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