On Affection for Offspring
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"On Affection for Offspring" is a moral and philosophical essay by Plutarch that explores the natural love parents have for their children and its ethical implications.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14300315 — 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: On Affection for Offspring Context triple: [Moralia, hasPart, On Affection for Offspring]
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“Parental investment and sexual selection”
“Parental investment and sexual selection” is a landmark 1972 paper by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers that explains how differences in parental investment shape mating strategies and drive sexual selection across species.
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B.
The Problems of Parenthood
"The Problems of Parenthood" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores how different bird species care for, protect, and raise their young.
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C.
Of Parents and Children
"Of Parents and Children" is a short essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the duties, affections, and social implications of having and raising children.
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D.
Motherhood
Motherhood is a 2009 comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman as an overwhelmed New York City mom juggling parenting, marriage, and personal identity.
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E.
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence
"Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence" is a memoir in which Rebecca Walker explores her conflicted feelings about becoming a mother and the transformative experience of pregnancy and early parenthood.
- 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: On Affection for Offspring Target entity description: "On Affection for Offspring" is a moral and philosophical essay by Plutarch that explores the natural love parents have for their children and its ethical implications.
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A.
“Parental investment and sexual selection”
“Parental investment and sexual selection” is a landmark 1972 paper by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers that explains how differences in parental investment shape mating strategies and drive sexual selection across species.
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B.
The Problems of Parenthood
"The Problems of Parenthood" is an episode of the nature documentary series *The Life of Birds* that explores how different bird species care for, protect, and raise their young.
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C.
Of Parents and Children
"Of Parents and Children" is a short essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the duties, affections, and social implications of having and raising children.
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D.
Motherhood
Motherhood is a 2009 comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman as an overwhelmed New York City mom juggling parenting, marriage, and personal identity.
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E.
Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence
"Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood After a Lifetime of Ambivalence" is a memoir in which Rebecca Walker explores her conflicted feelings about becoming a mother and the transformative experience of pregnancy and early parenthood.
- F. None of above. chosen
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