Thirdness
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Thirdness is Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophical category denoting mediation, law, and generality that unites and relates firstness (possibility) and secondness (actual fact) within his broader theory of categories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thirdness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17487263 — 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: Thirdness Context triple: [On a New List of Categories, introducesConcept, Thirdness]
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A.
Duality
Duality is a 1998 collaborative album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke that blends ethereal vocals with atmospheric, world-influenced soundscapes.
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B.
Duality
"Duality" is one of Slipknot’s most iconic heavy metal songs, known for its aggressive sound, cathartic lyrics, and massive fan reception.
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C.
Duality
Duality is a celebrated mural by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo that explores the cosmic balance of opposing forces through bold, modernist imagery rooted in pre-Hispanic symbolism.
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D.
Nestene Consciousness
The Nestene Consciousness is a malevolent, disembodied alien intelligence in Doctor Who that animates plastic to create Autons and attempt planetary conquest.
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E.
Totality and Infinity
Totality and Infinity is a seminal 1961 philosophical work by Emmanuel Levinas that critiques Western ontology and develops an ethics grounded in the face-to-face encounter with the Other.
- 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: Thirdness Target entity description: Thirdness is Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophical category denoting mediation, law, and generality that unites and relates firstness (possibility) and secondness (actual fact) within his broader theory of categories.
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A.
Duality
Duality is a 1998 collaborative album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke that blends ethereal vocals with atmospheric, world-influenced soundscapes.
-
B.
Duality
"Duality" is one of Slipknot’s most iconic heavy metal songs, known for its aggressive sound, cathartic lyrics, and massive fan reception.
-
C.
Duality
Duality is a celebrated mural by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo that explores the cosmic balance of opposing forces through bold, modernist imagery rooted in pre-Hispanic symbolism.
-
D.
Nestene Consciousness
The Nestene Consciousness is a malevolent, disembodied alien intelligence in Doctor Who that animates plastic to create Autons and attempt planetary conquest.
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E.
Totality and Infinity
Totality and Infinity is a seminal 1961 philosophical work by Emmanuel Levinas that critiques Western ontology and develops an ethics grounded in the face-to-face encounter with the Other.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.