Ulysses Unbound
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Ulysses Unbound is a philosophical work by Jon Elster that explores rationality, self-binding, and the limits of individual and collective decision-making.
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| Ulysses Unbound canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulysses Unbound Context triple: [Jon Elster, notableWork, Ulysses Unbound]
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Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze is a 1995 art-house drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, known for its meditative style and exploration of memory, exile, and Balkan history.
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Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War.
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Ulysses
Ulysses is a masculine given name most famously associated with the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant.
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Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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Ulysses
Ulysses is James Joyce’s landmark modernist novel that chronicles a single day in Dublin through the stream-of-consciousness experiences of characters including Leopold Bloom.
- 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: Ulysses Unbound Target entity description: Ulysses Unbound is a philosophical work by Jon Elster that explores rationality, self-binding, and the limits of individual and collective decision-making.
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A.
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze is a 1995 art-house drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, known for its meditative style and exploration of memory, exile, and Balkan history.
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B.
Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War.
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C.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a masculine given name most famously associated with the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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E.
Ulysses
Ulysses is James Joyce’s landmark modernist novel that chronicles a single day in Dublin through the stream-of-consciousness experiences of characters including Leopold Bloom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
how agents can bind themselves to overcome weakness of will
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how collectives can design institutions to avoid irrational outcomes ⓘ |
| author | Jon Elster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economics
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game theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of collective rationality
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analysis of individual rationality ⓘ applications to democratic institutions ⓘ applications to public policy ⓘ discussion of constitutional self-binding ⓘ discussion of mechanisms to control future preferences ⓘ discussion of precommitment devices ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
analytical philosophy
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methodological individualism ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework |
game-theoretic analysis
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rational choice theory ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Homeric figure Ulysses
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myth of Ulysses and the Sirens ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
collective decision-making
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constitutional constraints ⓘ individual decision-making ⓘ institutional design ⓘ precommitment ⓘ rational choice ⓘ rationality ⓘ self-binding ⓘ social choice ⓘ time inconsistency ⓘ weakness of will ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of individual and collective rationality analysis
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systematic treatment of self-binding in rational choice ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Explaining Technical Change
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Sour Grapes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses and the Sirens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Ulysses Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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