A Scanner Darkly (novel)
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A Scanner Darkly (novel) is a 1977 science fiction work by Philip K. Dick that explores drug addiction, identity fragmentation, and government surveillance through the story of an undercover narcotics agent losing his sense of self.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Scanner Darkly | 1 |
| A Scanner Darkly (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13699843 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Scanner Darkly (novel) Context triple: [A Scanner Darkly, basedOn, A Scanner Darkly (novel)]
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A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 animated science fiction thriller film, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that explores identity, surveillance, and drug addiction through rotoscope-animated performances including Keanu Reeves.
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B.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
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Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
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D.
Altered States
Altered States is a 1980 science fiction–horror film about a scientist’s hallucinogenic and sensory-deprivation experiments that lead to terrifying psychological and physical transformations.
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
- 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: A Scanner Darkly (novel) Target entity description: A Scanner Darkly (novel) is a 1977 science fiction work by Philip K. Dick that explores drug addiction, identity fragmentation, and government surveillance through the story of an undercover narcotics agent losing his sense of self.
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A.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly is a 2006 animated science fiction thriller film, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that explores identity, surveillance, and drug addiction through rotoscope-animated performances including Keanu Reeves.
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B.
Spotless Mind
"Spotless Mind" is a mellow, introspective R&B track by Jhené Aiko that explores themes of emotional detachment and transient relationships.
-
C.
Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
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D.
Altered States
Altered States is a 1980 science fiction–horror film about a scientist’s hallucinogenic and sensory-deprivation experiments that lead to terrifying psychological and physical transformations.
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E.
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A Scanner Darkly