The Self-Taught Man
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The Self-Taught Man is a naive, idealistic autodidact in Jean-Paul Sartre’s novel "Nausea," embodying humanist optimism that contrasts with the protagonist’s existential despair.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Self-Taught Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13568646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Self-Taught Man Context triple: [Nausea, hasCharacter, The Self-Taught Man]
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A.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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B.
A Self-Made Man
"A Self-Made Man" is a rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1987 album *Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)*.
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C.
The Autobiography of an Idea
The Autobiography of an Idea is the memoir of pioneering American architect Louis Sullivan, reflecting on his life, work, and influential philosophy that "form follows function."
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D.
Lectures on Man
Lectures on Man is a 19th-century work by Swiss naturalist and physiologist Carl Vogt that presents his materialist views on human biology, evolution, and anthropology.
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E.
The Story of More
The Story of More is a nonfiction book by scientist Hope Jahren that examines how human consumption and population growth are driving climate change and environmental degradation, and what individuals can do to respond.
- 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 Self-Taught Man Target entity description: The Self-Taught Man is a naive, idealistic autodidact in Jean-Paul Sartre’s novel "Nausea," embodying humanist optimism that contrasts with the protagonist’s existential despair.
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A.
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself is an early 20th-century American silent film drama produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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B.
A Self-Made Man
"A Self-Made Man" is a rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their 1987 album *Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)*.
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C.
The Autobiography of an Idea
The Autobiography of an Idea is the memoir of pioneering American architect Louis Sullivan, reflecting on his life, work, and influential philosophy that "form follows function."
-
D.
Lectures on Man
Lectures on Man is a 19th-century work by Swiss naturalist and physiologist Carl Vogt that presents his materialist views on human biology, evolution, and anthropology.
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E.
The Story of More
The Story of More is a nonfiction book by scientist Hope Jahren that examines how human consumption and population growth are driving climate change and environmental degradation, and what individuals can do to respond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.