L’Avenir de la science
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L’Avenir de la science is a philosophical and historical essay by Ernest Renan that reflects on the future of scientific progress and its role in shaping modern society and thought.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: L’Avenir de la science Context triple: [Ernest Renan, notableWork, L’Avenir de la science]
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La Valeur de la science
La Valeur de la science is a 1905 philosophical work by French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
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La Vérité des sciences
La Vérité des sciences is a 17th-century philosophical treatise by Marin Mersenne that defends the reliability of scientific knowledge against skepticism and reconciles it with Christian theology.
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C.
L’Ève future
L’Ève future is a late-19th-century French science fiction novel by Villiers de l’Isle-Adam that explores artificial life, idealized femininity, and the philosophical implications of technology through the creation of an android woman.
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D.
L’Avenir de l’intelligence
L’Avenir de l’intelligence is an essay by French nationalist thinker Charles Maurras that critiques modern democracy and capitalism while defending an elitist, traditionalist conception of intellectual and cultural authority.
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E.
The New Science
The New Science is Giambattista Vico’s seminal 18th-century philosophical work that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays early foundations for the modern human and social sciences.
- 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: L’Avenir de la science Target entity description: L’Avenir de la science is a philosophical and historical essay by Ernest Renan that reflects on the future of scientific progress and its role in shaping modern society and thought.
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A.
La Valeur de la science
La Valeur de la science is a 1905 philosophical work by French mathematician and physicist Henri Poincaré that explores the nature, methods, and limits of scientific knowledge.
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B.
La Vérité des sciences
La Vérité des sciences is a 17th-century philosophical treatise by Marin Mersenne that defends the reliability of scientific knowledge against skepticism and reconciles it with Christian theology.
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C.
L’Ève future
L’Ève future is a late-19th-century French science fiction novel by Villiers de l’Isle-Adam that explores artificial life, idealized femininity, and the philosophical implications of technology through the creation of an android woman.
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D.
L’Avenir de l’intelligence
L’Avenir de l’intelligence is an essay by French nationalist thinker Charles Maurras that critiques modern democracy and capitalism while defending an elitist, traditionalist conception of intellectual and cultural authority.
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E.
The New Science
The New Science is Giambattista Vico’s seminal 18th-century philosophical work that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays early foundations for the modern human and social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical essay ⓘ philosophical essay ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Renan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialIntention |
to analyze the impact of science on civilization
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to propose a secular, scientific worldview ⓘ to reflect on the destiny of science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
reflections on democracy and science
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reflections on the future of religion ⓘ reflections on the mission of the scholar ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
relationship between science and morality
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replacement of traditional religion by a religion of science ⓘ role of scholars in democratic society ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
historicism
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progress ⓘ rationalism ⓘ secularization ⓘ utopianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Third Republic intellectual culture in France
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debates on science and religion in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Auguste Comte
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linked to:
Isidore Marie Auguste François Xavier Comte
French positivism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
future of science
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modern thought ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ positivism ⓘ religion and science ⓘ role of science in society ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early expression of Renan’s scientific and religious views
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its influence on French laïcité debates ⓘ its optimistic view of scientific progress ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
liberalism
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scientism ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| publisher | Calmann-Lévy ⓘ |
| timeOfAuthorshipContext | French Second Republic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Future of Science ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 1848 ⓘ |
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