shi (positional power)
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Shi (positional power) is a key Legalist concept in Han Fei’s philosophy that emphasizes the authority and effectiveness derived from one’s institutional position or office rather than from personal virtue or talent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| shi (positional power) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20567292 — 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: shi (positional power) Context triple: [Han Fei, coreConcept, shi (positional power)]
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A.
shi
shi is the ISO 639-3 code for Tachelhit, a Berber language spoken primarily in southwestern Morocco.
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B.
Sessho
Sesshō is a Japanese historical title referring to a regent who governed on behalf of a child emperor.
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C.
SHI
SHI is the IATA airport code for Shimojishima Airport, a regional airport serving Shimoji Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
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D.
ŠI
ŠI is the regional vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Šibenik in Croatia.
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E.
Shi
The Shi are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the South Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their agrarian lifestyle and rich cultural traditions.
- 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: shi (positional power) Target entity description: Shi (positional power) is a key Legalist concept in Han Fei’s philosophy that emphasizes the authority and effectiveness derived from one’s institutional position or office rather than from personal virtue or talent.
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A.
shi
shi is the ISO 639-3 code for Tachelhit, a Berber language spoken primarily in southwestern Morocco.
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B.
Sessho
Sesshō is a Japanese historical title referring to a regent who governed on behalf of a child emperor.
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C.
SHI
SHI is the IATA airport code for Shimojishima Airport, a regional airport serving Shimoji Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
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D.
ŠI
ŠI is the regional vehicle registration code used on license plates for the city of Šibenik in Croatia.
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E.
Shi
The Shi are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the South Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their agrarian lifestyle and rich cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.