From Bacteria to Bach and Back
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From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
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| From Bacteria to Bach and Back canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2996683 — 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: From Bacteria to Bach and Back Context triple: [Daniel Dennett, notableWork, From Bacteria to Bach and Back]
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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B.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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C.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
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D.
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
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E.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
- 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: From Bacteria to Bach and Back Target entity description: From Bacteria to Bach and Back is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores how mind, consciousness, and culture could have evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution.
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A.
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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B.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
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C.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
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D.
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
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E.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author |
Daniel Dennett
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surface form:
Daniel C. Dennett
Daniel Dennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deweyDecimalClassification | 128.2 ⓘ |
| genre |
cognitive science
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 951068972 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of evolution of language
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argument about gradual emergence of comprehension ⓘ critique of Cartesian views of mind ⓘ discussion of artificial intelligence ⓘ discussion of memes as cultural replicators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Darwin
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Richard Dawkins ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | BD418.3 ⓘ |
| mainThesis | human minds and culture evolved from simple biological beginnings through natural selection and cultural evolution ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of biological and cultural evolution in explaining consciousness
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naturalistic account of the evolution of minds ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
competence without comprehension
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intuition pumps ⓘ tower of generate-and-test ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| subject |
Darwinian evolution
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consciousness ⓘ cultural evolution ⓘ cultural transmission ⓘ evolution of cognition ⓘ free will ⓘ intelligence ⓘ language evolution ⓘ memetics ⓘ mind ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Evolution of Minds ⓘ |
| title | From Bacteria to Bach and Back self-link ⓘ |
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