Princeton Classics edition
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The Princeton Classics edition is a widely read reissue of Isaiah Berlin’s influential collection of essays "The Crooked Timber of Humanity," presented with scholarly apparatus and accessible formatting for contemporary readers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Princeton Classics | 1 |
| Princeton Classics edition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2968434 — 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: Princeton Classics edition Context triple: [The Crooked Timber of Humanity, hasEdition, Princeton Classics edition]
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Collins Classics series
The Collins Classics series is a collection of affordable, mass-market editions of classic literature published by William Collins, Sons (now part of HarperCollins), known for its wide range of canonical works.
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B.
Norton Critical Editions
Norton Critical Editions is a renowned series of scholarly annotated texts that combine authoritative editions of literary works with critical essays, contextual documents, and editorial commentary for students and scholars.
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C.
Oxford World’s Classics
Oxford World’s Classics is a long-running series of affordable, scholarly editions of major works of literature and thought from around the world.
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D.
Penguin Classics series
The Penguin Classics series is a renowned collection of authoritative, affordable editions of classic literature from around the world, published by Penguin Books.
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E.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
- 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: Princeton Classics edition Target entity description: The Princeton Classics edition is a widely read reissue of Isaiah Berlin’s influential collection of essays "The Crooked Timber of Humanity," presented with scholarly apparatus and accessible formatting for contemporary readers.
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A.
Collins Classics series
The Collins Classics series is a collection of affordable, mass-market editions of classic literature published by William Collins, Sons (now part of HarperCollins), known for its wide range of canonical works.
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B.
Norton Critical Editions
Norton Critical Editions is a renowned series of scholarly annotated texts that combine authoritative editions of literary works with critical essays, contextual documents, and editorial commentary for students and scholars.
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C.
Oxford World’s Classics
Oxford World’s Classics is a long-running series of affordable, scholarly editions of major works of literature and thought from around the world.
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D.
Penguin Classics series
The Penguin Classics series is a renowned collection of authoritative, affordable editions of classic literature from around the world, published by Penguin Books.
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E.
Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library is a renowned series of books that presents important works of ancient Greek and Latin literature with the original text and facing-page English translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book edition
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reissue ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophicalTheme |
anti-utopianism
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pluralism ⓘ value conflict ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophicalTradition | liberalism ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| basedOn | original edition of The Crooked Timber of Humanity ⓘ |
| collectsEssaysBy | Isaiah Berlin ⓘ |
| describedAs | widely read reissue ⓘ |
| features |
bibliographical references
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introduction ⓘ notes ⓘ |
| formatting | accessible for contemporary readers ⓘ |
| genre | essay collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
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surface form:
The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas
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| hasScholarlyApparatus | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | classic work of liberal thought ⓘ |
| originalEssaysPublicationContext | various mid-20th-century publications ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
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surface form:
The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas
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| series |
Princeton Classics edition
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Princeton Classics
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| subject |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in political ideas
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scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| title | The Crooked Timber of Humanity ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Princeton Classics edition of The Crooked Timber of Humanity
this entity surface form:
Princeton Classics