Lectures on Modern History
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Lectures on Modern History is a collection of influential university lectures by the 19th-century historian Lord Acton, exploring the development of modern European history and the principles of liberty, power, and moral judgment in historical study.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lectures on Modern History canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectures on Modern History Context triple: [Lord Acton, notableWork, Lectures on Modern History]
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A.
Making of the Modern World
Making of the Modern World is an interdisciplinary general-education course sequence at Eleanor Roosevelt College that explores global history, cultures, and social change from ancient times to the present.
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A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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Letters on the Study and Use of History
Letters on the Study and Use of History is an 18th-century series of essays by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, offering a philosophical and practical reflection on how history should be studied and applied to politics and moral life.
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The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
- 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: Lectures on Modern History Target entity description: Lectures on Modern History is a collection of influential university lectures by the 19th-century historian Lord Acton, exploring the development of modern European history and the principles of liberty, power, and moral judgment in historical study.
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A.
Making of the Modern World
Making of the Modern World is an interdisciplinary general-education course sequence at Eleanor Roosevelt College that explores global history, cultures, and social change from ancient times to the present.
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B.
A Study of History
A Study of History is Arnold J. Toynbee’s multi-volume comparative analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, proposing that societies grow and decline in response to challenges.
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C.
Letters on the Study and Use of History
Letters on the Study and Use of History is an 18th-century series of essays by Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, offering a philosophical and practical reflection on how history should be studied and applied to politics and moral life.
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D.
The Concept of History
"The Concept of History" is a philosophical essay by Hannah Arendt that examines how modern understandings of history shape political thought, human action, and our sense of temporal experience.
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E.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Regius Professorship of Modern History at Cambridge
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| author |
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
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Lord Acton ⓘ
linked to:
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
advanced study of European history
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university teaching ⓘ |
| field |
European history
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historiography ⓘ modern history ⓘ political thought ⓘ |
| form | collection of university lectures ⓘ |
| genre |
historical lectures
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
constitutionalism
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ethics of political action ⓘ judgment of historical figures ⓘ moral responsibility of historians ⓘ nationalism in Europe ⓘ objectivity in historical writing ⓘ progress and its limits in history ⓘ relationship between liberty and power ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ revolutions of the modern era ⓘ role of ideas in political change ⓘ tyranny and despotism ⓘ use and abuse of power ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
19th-century liberal Catholicism
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Catholic intellectual tradition ⓘ liberalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of the principle that power tends to corrupt
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emphasis on moral evaluation in history ⓘ liberal interpretation of European history ⓘ |
| subject |
church and state
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development of modern states ⓘ historical method ⓘ liberty ⓘ modern European history ⓘ moral judgment in history ⓘ political power ⓘ revolution and reform ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early modern period
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modern era ⓘ |
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Subject: Lectures on Modern History Description of subject: Lectures on Modern History is a collection of influential university lectures by the 19th-century historian Lord Acton, exploring the development of modern European history and the principles of liberty, power, and moral judgment in historical study.
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