The Order of Things
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The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Order of Things canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1444196 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Order of Things Context triple: [Michel Foucault, notableWork, The Order of Things]
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The Code of the Mulliners
The Code of the Mulliners is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic family anecdotes set in his whimsical fictional universe.
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B.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the passionate main supporters’ group known for creating a loud, vibrant atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
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C.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the famous nickname of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, renowned for its intense atmosphere at rugby league and other major sporting events.
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D.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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E.
The Warden
The Warden is an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope that inaugurates his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, focusing on church politics, moral conflict, and social reform in a fictional English cathedral town.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Order of Things Target entity description: The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.
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A.
The Code of the Mulliners
The Code of the Mulliners is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic family anecdotes set in his whimsical fictional universe.
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B.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the passionate main supporters’ group known for creating a loud, vibrant atmosphere at Sporting Kansas City matches.
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C.
The Cauldron
The Cauldron is the famous nickname of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, renowned for its intense atmosphere at rugby league and other major sporting events.
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D.
The Incorruptible
The Incorruptible was the sobriquet of Maximilien Robespierre, the influential and austere leader of the French Revolution’s radical phase and a key figure in the Reign of Terror.
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E.
The Warden
The Warden is an 1855 novel by Anthony Trollope that inaugurates his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, focusing on church politics, moral conflict, and social reform in a fictional English cathedral town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Michel Foucault ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
archaeological method of analysis
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episteme as historical configuration of knowledge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| englishTranslationPublisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| englishTranslationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| examines |
biology as a human science
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economics as a human science ⓘ linguistics as a human science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions of possibility of knowledge
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historical a priori of the human sciences ⓘ |
| follows | Madness and Civilization ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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history of ideas ⓘ history of the human sciences ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on the Classical episteme
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chapter on the Modern episteme ⓘ chapter on the Renaissance episteme ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical theory
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cultural studies ⓘ history of science ⓘ literary theory ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
phenomenology
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structuralism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
death of man
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historical a priori of knowledge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Mots et les choses ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
French philosophy
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| precedes | The Archaeology of Knowledge ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard ⓘ |
| subject |
Renaissance
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archaeology of knowledge ⓘ classical age ⓘ episteme ⓘ history of knowledge ⓘ human sciences ⓘ man as an object of knowledge ⓘ modernity ⓘ representation ⓘ structuralism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Order of Things Description of subject: The Order of Things is a seminal 1966 work of philosophy by Michel Foucault that analyzes how different historical periods have structured knowledge and the human sciences.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Paul-Michel Foucault