Emerson’s collected essays
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Emerson’s collected essays is a volume gathering Ralph Waldo Emerson’s influential philosophical and literary writings, including key transcendentalist works such as “Self-Reliance.”
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2130047 — 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: Emerson’s collected essays Context triple: [Self-Reliance, includedIn, Emerson’s collected essays]
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Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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Emerson
Emerson was the former name of the city now known as Frisco, Texas.
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Nature (Emerson essay)
"Nature" is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s foundational 1836 essay that articulates the core principles of Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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Memoirs and reminiscences of Concord and the Emerson family
"Memoirs and reminiscences of Concord and the Emerson family" is a biographical and historical work by Edward Waldo Emerson that offers personal insights into the life of his father Ralph Waldo Emerson, their family, and the intellectual community of Concord, Massachusetts.
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The American Scholar
The American Scholar is a landmark 1837 address-turned-essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American intellectual independence and the philosophy of Transcendentalism.
- 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: Emerson’s collected essays Target entity description: Emerson’s collected essays is a volume gathering Ralph Waldo Emerson’s influential philosophical and literary writings, including key transcendentalist works such as “Self-Reliance.”
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A.
Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism
"Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism" is a series of talks by Edward Waldo Emerson that interpret and contextualize his father Ralph Waldo Emerson’s philosophy and the broader American Transcendentalist movement.
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B.
Emerson
Emerson was the former name of the city now known as Frisco, Texas.
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C.
Nature (Emerson essay)
"Nature" is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s foundational 1836 essay that articulates the core principles of Transcendentalism by exploring the spiritual and philosophical relationship between humans and the natural world.
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D.
Memoirs and reminiscences of Concord and the Emerson family
"Memoirs and reminiscences of Concord and the Emerson family" is a biographical and historical work by Edward Waldo Emerson that offers personal insights into the life of his father Ralph Waldo Emerson, their family, and the intellectual community of Concord, Massachusetts.
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E.
The American Scholar
The American Scholar is a landmark 1837 address-turned-essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that helped define American intellectual independence and the philosophy of Transcendentalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| hasCenturyOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
literary essays
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philosophical essays ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American literature
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American philosophy ⓘ Transcendentalism ⓘ
surface form:
Transcendentalist movement
pragmatist philosophy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
idealism
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individualism ⓘ intuition ⓘ nature ⓘ nonconformity ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Art
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Circles ⓘ Compensation ⓘ Experience ⓘ Intellect ⓘ Nature ⓘ Self-Reliance ⓘ Spiritual Laws ⓘ The American Scholar ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| isAbout |
moral philosophy
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relationship between humanity and nature ⓘ relationship between the individual and society ⓘ religious thought ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of American literature
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foundational text of Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Essays (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
this entity surface form:
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s collection Representative Men
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Civilization (essay)
this entity surface form:
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
subject surface form:
Gifts (essay)
this entity surface form:
Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
this entity surface form:
Volume 5: Essays and English Traits by Emerson