The Way of Chuang Tzu
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The Way of Chuang Tzu is Thomas Merton’s contemplative reinterpretation and retelling of classical Taoist teachings attributed to Zhuangzi, blending Eastern philosophy with Western spiritual insight.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23440614 — 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: The Way of Chuang Tzu Context triple: [Thomas Merton, notableWork, The Way of Chuang Tzu]
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Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi
The Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the core, philosophically central sections of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, traditionally regarded as its most authentic and influential part.
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B.
Myten om Wu Tao-tzu
Myten om Wu Tao-tzu is a 1967 essayistic book by Swedish writer Sven Lindqvist that blends travel narrative, literary criticism, and philosophical reflection to explore art, politics, and the legend of the Chinese painter Wu Daozi.
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C.
Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi
The Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the later, more heterogeneous sections of the classical Daoist text Zhuangzi, traditionally seen as expanding and elaborating on the philosophical themes of the core Inner Chapters.
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D.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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E.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
- 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: The Way of Chuang Tzu Target entity description: The Way of Chuang Tzu is Thomas Merton’s contemplative reinterpretation and retelling of classical Taoist teachings attributed to Zhuangzi, blending Eastern philosophy with Western spiritual insight.
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A.
Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi
The Inner Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the core, philosophically central sections of the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, traditionally regarded as its most authentic and influential part.
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B.
Myten om Wu Tao-tzu
Myten om Wu Tao-tzu is a 1967 essayistic book by Swedish writer Sven Lindqvist that blends travel narrative, literary criticism, and philosophical reflection to explore art, politics, and the legend of the Chinese painter Wu Daozi.
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C.
Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi
The Outer Chapters of the Zhuangzi are the later, more heterogeneous sections of the classical Daoist text Zhuangzi, traditionally seen as expanding and elaborating on the philosophical themes of the core Inner Chapters.
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D.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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E.
The Tao Is Silent
The Tao Is Silent is a philosophical book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Taoist thought through paradoxes, dialogues, and logical puzzles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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