Epistemology of the Closet
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Epistemology of the Closet is a foundational work in queer theory that analyzes how Western literature and culture construct and regulate sexual identities through the dynamics of secrecy and disclosure.
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| Epistemology of the Closet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20000426 — 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: Epistemology of the Closet Context triple: [Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, notableWork, Epistemology of the Closet]
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A.
Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation
"Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation" is a philosophical work by Sissela Bok that examines the moral implications of secrecy, lying, and disclosure in personal, professional, and political life.
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B.
Philosophy in the Bedroom
Philosophy in the Bedroom is an explicit 18th-century philosophical-erotic novel by the Marquis de Sade that combines libertine sexual narratives with radical, often shocking, political and moral arguments.
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C.
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of objective knowledge by arguing that knowledge can be understood independently of any particular knowing subject.
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D.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
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E.
The Public and the Private Realm
"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
- 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: Epistemology of the Closet Target entity description: Epistemology of the Closet is a foundational work in queer theory that analyzes how Western literature and culture construct and regulate sexual identities through the dynamics of secrecy and disclosure.
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A.
Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation
"Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation" is a philosophical work by Sissela Bok that examines the moral implications of secrecy, lying, and disclosure in personal, professional, and political life.
-
B.
Philosophy in the Bedroom
Philosophy in the Bedroom is an explicit 18th-century philosophical-erotic novel by the Marquis de Sade that combines libertine sexual narratives with radical, often shocking, political and moral arguments.
-
C.
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject
Epistemology Without a Knowing Subject is a philosophical work by Karl Popper that develops his theory of objective knowledge by arguing that knowledge can be understood independently of any particular knowing subject.
-
D.
The History of Sexuality
The History of Sexuality is Michel Foucault’s multi-volume study that analyzes how power, knowledge, and discourse have shaped modern understandings and regulation of sex and sexuality.
-
E.
The Public and the Private Realm
"The Public and the Private Realm" is a major section of Hannah Arendt’s philosophical work *The Human Condition* that analyzes the historical and conceptual distinction between public political life and private domestic existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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