Against the Current
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Against the Current is a collection of essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores the history of ideas and the lives of influential thinkers who challenged prevailing intellectual orthodoxies.
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| Against the Current canonical | 9 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Against the Current Context triple: [Isaiah Berlin, notableWork, Against the Current]
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The Citizens
The Citizens is the commonly used nickname for Manchester City Football Club, a prominent English Premier League team based in Manchester.
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Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio is a politically charged punk rock album by Green Day, fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong, known for its themes of social unrest and personal reflection.
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Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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City on a Hill
City on a Hill is an American crime drama television series set in early-1990s Boston, exploring corruption and justice through the uneasy alliance between a corrupt FBI agent and an idealistic assistant district attorney.
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The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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- 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: Against the Current Target entity description: Against the Current is a collection of essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores the history of ideas and the lives of influential thinkers who challenged prevailing intellectual orthodoxies.
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A.
The Citizens
The Citizens is the commonly used nickname for Manchester City Football Club, a prominent English Premier League team based in Manchester.
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B.
Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio is a politically charged punk rock album by Green Day, fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong, known for its themes of social unrest and personal reflection.
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C.
Against the Day
Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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D.
City on a Hill
City on a Hill is an American crime drama television series set in early-1990s Boston, exploring corruption and justice through the uneasy alliance between a corrupt FBI agent and an idealistic assistant district attorney.
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E.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| containsEssayOn |
Alexander Herzen
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Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ Georges Sorel ⓘ Giambattista Vico ⓘ Herder and the Enlightenment ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ Joseph de Maistre ⓘ Joseph de Maistre and the Origins of Fascism ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Moses Hess ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ The Apotheosis of the Romantic Will ⓘ The Bent Twig ⓘ The Counter-Enlightenment ⓘ
linked to:
Counter-Enlightenment
The Originality of Machiavelli ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | Henry Hardy ⓘ |
| essayCollectionOf | Isaiah Berlin essays ⓘ |
| explores |
conflicts of values in political thought
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critique of rationalist systems of thought ⓘ role of individuality in history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | thinkers who challenged prevailing orthodoxies ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
liberal
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pluralist ⓘ |
| inSeries | Isaiah Berlin collected essays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers of intellectual history
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students of political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
counter-enlightenment
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history of ideas ⓘ intellectual dissent ⓘ liberalism ⓘ political thought ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of the Counter-Enlightenment
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reviving interest in neglected thinkers ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Four Essays on Liberty
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity ⓘ |
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