The Edge of Objectivity
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The Edge of Objectivity is a landmark historical study that traces the development of modern scientific thought and the ideal of objectivity from the 17th through the 19th centuries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23544421 — 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 Edge of Objectivity Context triple: [Charles C. Gillispie, notableWork, The Edge of Objectivity]
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Truth and the Absence of Fact
Truth and the Absence of Fact is a philosophical monograph by Hartry Field that develops a deflationary theory of truth while challenging traditional notions of facts and their role in semantics and metaphysics.
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The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
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D.
Not by Fact Alone
Not by Fact Alone is a collection of essays exploring the craft, interpretation, and narrative dimensions of historical writing and reading.
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E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- 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 Edge of Objectivity Target entity description: The Edge of Objectivity is a landmark historical study that traces the development of modern scientific thought and the ideal of objectivity from the 17th through the 19th centuries.
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A.
Truth and the Absence of Fact
Truth and the Absence of Fact is a philosophical monograph by Hartry Field that develops a deflationary theory of truth while challenging traditional notions of facts and their role in semantics and metaphysics.
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B.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
-
C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
-
D.
Not by Fact Alone
Not by Fact Alone is a collection of essays exploring the craft, interpretation, and narrative dimensions of historical writing and reading.
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E.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
- F. None of above. chosen
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