Society and Solitude
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Society and Solitude is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores themes of individualism, social relationships, and the balance between community and personal reflection.
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| Society and Solitude canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227760 — 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: Society and Solitude Context triple: [Ralph Waldo Emerson, notableWork, Society and Solitude]
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A.
Walden Two
Walden Two is a utopian novel by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that depicts a community engineered through behavioral principles to maximize social harmony and individual well-being.
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B.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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C.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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D.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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E.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
- 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: Society and Solitude Target entity description: Society and Solitude is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores themes of individualism, social relationships, and the balance between community and personal reflection.
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A.
Walden Two
Walden Two is a utopian novel by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that depicts a community engineered through behavioral principles to maximize social harmony and individual well-being.
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B.
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution
An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution is an influential economic and philosophical treatise that rigorously examines the concepts of welfare, poverty, and inequality within a comprehensive theoretical framework.
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C.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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D.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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E.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| containsEssay |
Art
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Books ⓘ Civilization ⓘ Clubs ⓘ Courage ⓘ Domestic Life ⓘ Eloquence ⓘ Farming ⓘ Old Age ⓘ Society and Solitude self-link ⓘ Success ⓘ Hesiod's Works and Days ⓘ
surface form:
Works and Days
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
philosophical essays
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
affirmation of social bonds tempered by independence
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critical view of conformist society ⓘ emphasis on self-culture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
balance between community and personal reflection
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community ⓘ individualism ⓘ introspection ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ social relationships ⓘ society ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American individualism
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Emerson's transcendentalist philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of philosophy and literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethical life in community
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relationship between the individual and society ⓘ value of solitude for personal growth ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| numberOfEssays | 12 ⓘ |
| period | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Essays: First Series
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Essays: Second Series ⓘ The Conduct of Life ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Civilization (essay)