Le Droit à la paresse
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Le Droit à la paresse is a socialist and anti-capitalist essay by Paul Lafargue that critiques the work ethic and advocates for leisure as a fundamental human right.
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| Le Droit à la paresse canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Le Droit à la paresse Context triple: [Paul Lafargue, notableWork, Le Droit à la paresse]
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La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
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Le Bon Sens
Le Bon Sens is an 18th-century philosophical work by Baron d'Holbach that presents a rigorous materialist and atheist critique of religion and superstition.
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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D.
La Folie du Jour
La Folie du Jour was a celebrated Parisian music-hall revue in which Josephine Baker rose to fame with her groundbreaking, provocative performances during the 1920s.
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À nous la liberté
À nous la liberté is a 1931 French satirical comedy film by René Clair, celebrated for its innovative use of sound and its critique of industrialization and modern society.
- 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: Le Droit à la paresse Target entity description: Le Droit à la paresse is a socialist and anti-capitalist essay by Paul Lafargue that critiques the work ethic and advocates for leisure as a fundamental human right.
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A.
La Réjouissance
La Réjouissance is a jubilant, celebratory movement from George Frideric Handel’s orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks, known for its triumphant, dance-like character.
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B.
Le Bon Sens
Le Bon Sens is an 18th-century philosophical work by Baron d'Holbach that presents a rigorous materialist and atheist critique of religion and superstition.
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C.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" is a medieval French phrase meaning "Shame on him who thinks evil of it," best known as the chivalric motto of England’s Order of the Garter.
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D.
La Folie du Jour
La Folie du Jour was a celebrated Parisian music-hall revue in which Josephine Baker rose to fame with her groundbreaking, provocative performances during the 1920s.
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E.
À nous la liberté
À nous la liberté is a 1931 French satirical comedy film by René Clair, celebrated for its innovative use of sound and its critique of industrialization and modern society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-capitalist work
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essay ⓘ socialist literature ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
emancipation of workers
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reduction of working hours ⓘ right to leisure ⓘ |
| author | Paul Lafargue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Protestant work ethic
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bourgeois morality ⓘ capitalist mode of production ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | France ⓘ |
| genre |
critique of capitalism
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political philosophy ⓘ socialist theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Right to Be Lazy ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among defenders of work ethic
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influential in socialist and labor movements ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation of labor
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automation and machinery ⓘ class struggle ⓘ human fulfillment ⓘ overwork ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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scientific socialism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
socialist activists
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working class ⓘ |
| literaryForm | pamphlet ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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labor ⓘ leisure ⓘ work ethic ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
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socialism ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"Un étrange délire possède les classes ouvrières des nations où règne la civilisation capitaliste."
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"Une étrange folie possède les classes ouvrières des nations où règne la civilisation capitaliste." ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | French socialist canon ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
advocacy of leisure as a human right
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critique of the bourgeois work ethic ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Le Capital
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linked to:
Das Kapital
The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | Marxist critique of political economy ⓘ |
| workTitleInEnglish | The Right to Be Lazy ⓘ |
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