The Monarchie of Man
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The Monarchie of Man is a 17th-century political and philosophical treatise by Sir John Eliot that uses the metaphor of the human body to explore the nature and limits of political authority.
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| The Monarchie of Man canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Monarchie of Man Context triple: [Sir John Eliot, notableWork, The Monarchie of Man]
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A.
Kingdom of Monsalvat
The Kingdom of Monsalvat is the mystical stronghold of the Knights of the Holy Grail in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
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B.
Monarchy of the North
The Monarchy of the North was a short-lived monarchist uprising in northern Portugal in 1919 that briefly attempted to restore the Portuguese monarchy during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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C.
Kingdom of Enchancia
The Kingdom of Enchancia is a magical, fairy-tale realm in the Disney Junior animated series "Sofia the First," where princess Sofia lives and has her adventures.
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D.
Kingdom of Raigama
The Kingdom of Raigama was a short-lived medieval Sinhalese polity in southwestern Sri Lanka that emerged from the fragmentation of earlier Sri Lankan kingdoms and preceded the rise of the more powerful Kingdom of Kotte.
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E.
Kingdom of Alodia
The Kingdom of Alodia was a medieval Christian Nubian state centered in what is now central and southern Sudan, known for its distinctive culture, long-distance trade, and use of the Old Nubian language and script.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Monarchie of Man Target entity description: The Monarchie of Man is a 17th-century political and philosophical treatise by Sir John Eliot that uses the metaphor of the human body to explore the nature and limits of political authority.
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A.
Kingdom of Monsalvat
The Kingdom of Monsalvat is the mystical stronghold of the Knights of the Holy Grail in Richard Wagner’s opera *Parsifal*.
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B.
Monarchy of the North
The Monarchy of the North was a short-lived monarchist uprising in northern Portugal in 1919 that briefly attempted to restore the Portuguese monarchy during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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C.
Kingdom of Enchancia
The Kingdom of Enchancia is a magical, fairy-tale realm in the Disney Junior animated series "Sofia the First," where princess Sofia lives and has her adventures.
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D.
Kingdom of Raigama
The Kingdom of Raigama was a short-lived medieval Sinhalese polity in southwestern Sri Lanka that emerged from the fragmentation of earlier Sri Lankan kingdoms and preceded the rise of the more powerful Kingdom of Kotte.
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E.
Kingdom of Alodia
The Kingdom of Alodia was a medieval Christian Nubian state centered in what is now central and southern Sudan, known for its distinctive culture, long-distance trade, and use of the Old Nubian language and script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
early modern work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ political treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ground politics in moral and spiritual order
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justify constraints on political authority ⓘ |
| associatedWith | English parliamentary opposition to royal absolutism ⓘ |
| author | Sir John Eliot ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 17th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
duties of rulers
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duties of subjects ⓘ moral basis of political power ⓘ nature of sovereignty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| discusses |
moral responsibilities of magistrates
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proper limits of royal prerogative ⓘ relationship between soul and political order ⓘ role of law in restraining power ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
intellectual history
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political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
constitutional limits on monarchy
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relationship between individual conscience and state power ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
conflicts between Crown and Parliament in England
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early Stuart England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral theology
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classical political thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated political and legal elites ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | extended metaphor of the human body ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
limits of government power
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political authority ⓘ relationship between body and polity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
analogy between body and commonwealth
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liberty and obedience ⓘ order and hierarchy in political communities ⓘ virtue in political leadership ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
classical republicanism
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natural law theory ⓘ |
| relatedTo | debates over absolutism and constitutionalism in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1600s ⓘ |
| usesMetaphorOf | human body ⓘ |
| workOf | Sir John Eliot ⓘ |
| workType | didactic work ⓘ |
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Subject: The Monarchie of Man Description of subject: The Monarchie of Man is a 17th-century political and philosophical treatise by Sir John Eliot that uses the metaphor of the human body to explore the nature and limits of political authority.
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