A Case for Irony
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A Case for Irony is a philosophical work by Jonathan Lear that explores the role of irony in self-understanding, ethical life, and the pursuit of authenticity.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15788703 — 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 Case for Irony Context triple: [Jonathan Lear, notableWork, A Case for Irony]
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A.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity is a 1989 philosophical work by Richard Rorty that develops his postmodern, anti-essentialist vision of liberalism grounded in irony, historical contingency, and human solidarity.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
On Saying That
"On Saying That" is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of meaning and truth-conditional semantics, particularly through an analysis of indirect discourse and quotation.
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D.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
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E.
Allegories of Reading
Allegories of Reading is a seminal work of literary theory by Paul de Man that explores the complexities of interpretation and rhetoric in texts by authors such as Rousseau, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Proust.
- 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 Case for Irony Target entity description: A Case for Irony is a philosophical work by Jonathan Lear that explores the role of irony in self-understanding, ethical life, and the pursuit of authenticity.
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A.
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity is a 1989 philosophical work by Richard Rorty that develops his postmodern, anti-essentialist vision of liberalism grounded in irony, historical contingency, and human solidarity.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
On Saying That
"On Saying That" is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that develops his influential theory of meaning and truth-conditional semantics, particularly through an analysis of indirect discourse and quotation.
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D.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
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E.
Allegories of Reading
Allegories of Reading is a seminal work of literary theory by Paul de Man that explores the complexities of interpretation and rhetoric in texts by authors such as Rousseau, Nietzsche, Rilke, and Proust.
- F. None of above. chosen
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