The Soul of the White Ant
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The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Soul of the White Ant canonical | 2 |
| The Life of the White Ant | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1605374 — 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 Soul of the White Ant Context triple: [The Soul of the Ape, relatedWork, The Soul of the White Ant]
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City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
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B.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
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The Giant Heart
The Giant Heart is a massive walk-through model of the human heart that serves as one of the most iconic and educational attractions at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia.
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Eidolon
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The Black Sleep
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- 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 Soul of the White Ant Target entity description: The Soul of the White Ant is a classic early 20th-century natural history book by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social structure and behavior of termites through a blend of scientific observation and philosophical reflection.
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A.
City of the Beasts
City of the Beasts is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows a boy’s mystical journey into the Amazon rainforest, blending magical realism with environmental and indigenous themes.
-
B.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
The Happy Hunting-Grounds is a travel and adventure book by Kermit Roosevelt recounting his experiences and observations during expeditions in the American West.
-
C.
The Giant Heart
The Giant Heart is a massive walk-through model of the human heart that serves as one of the most iconic and educational attractions at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia.
-
D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
The Black Sleep
The Black Sleep is a 1956 American horror film featuring a mad surgeon who experiments on human brains, notable for its cast of classic horror stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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natural history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afrikaans literature
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South African literature ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Marais ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| describesAs | termite colony as a single organism ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biology
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natural history ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | series of articles ⓘ |
| genre |
natural history
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philosophical essay ⓘ science writing ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Soul of the White Ant self-link ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
essayistic reflection
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first-person observation ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
holistic view of termite colony
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vitalist ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as a classic of natural history writing ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
division of labor in termite colonies
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philosophical implications of insect societies ⓘ relationship between individual and colony ⓘ social organization of termites ⓘ termite communication ⓘ termite nest architecture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
boundary between individual and organism
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collective intelligence ⓘ comparison between human and insect societies ⓘ interdependence in nature ⓘ |
| influenced |
later ethological thought
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popular understanding of termite societies ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal behavior
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ethology ⓘ social insects ⓘ termites ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining science and philosophy
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detailed study of termite social structure ⓘ early use of ethological observation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Soul of the White Ant
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Life of the White Ant
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| workLocation | South African veld ⓘ |
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The Life of the White Ant