Rising Up and Rising Down
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Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rising Up and Rising Down Context triple: [William T. Vollmann, notableWork, Rising Up and Rising Down]
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A.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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B.
When We Rise
When We Rise is a television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black that chronicles the history and struggles of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.
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C.
Ever Upward
Ever Upward is the official English motto of the U.S. state of New York, expressing a spirit of continual progress and aspiration.
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D.
Down on the Upside
Down on the Upside is a 1996 studio album by American rock band Soundgarden that blends heavy alternative rock with more experimental and melodic elements.
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E.
Rise
"Rise" is a song by Herb Alpert whose distinctive groove has been widely sampled in later hip-hop and R&B tracks.
- 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: Rising Up and Rising Down Target entity description: Rising Up and Rising Down is William T. Vollmann’s massive, multi-volume nonfiction exploration of the ethics, history, and practice of violence around the world.
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A.
Rising Down
Rising Down is a politically charged hip-hop album by The Roots that blends dense lyricism with dark, experimental production.
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B.
When We Rise
When We Rise is a television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black that chronicles the history and struggles of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States.
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C.
Ever Upward
Ever Upward is the official English motto of the U.S. state of New York, expressing a spirit of continual progress and aspiration.
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D.
Down on the Upside
Down on the Upside is a 1996 studio album by American rock band Soundgarden that blends heavy alternative rock with more experimental and melodic elements.
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E.
Rise
"Rise" is a song by Herb Alpert whose distinctive groove has been widely sampled in later hip-hop and R&B tracks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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essay collection ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | William T. Vollmann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversRegion | global ⓘ |
| describedAs | massive study of violence ⓘ |
| examines |
historical case studies of violence
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individual acts of violence ⓘ moral justification of violence ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEdition | abridged single-volume edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rising Up and Rising Down
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surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 1
Rising Up and Rising Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 2
Rising Up and Rising Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 3
Rising Up and Rising Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 4
Rising Up and Rising Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 5
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surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 6
Rising Up and Rising Down self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 7
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| hasPhilosophicalApproach |
normative ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of war
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justification and limits of violence ⓘ power and oppression ⓘ responsibility and guilt ⓘ terror and resistance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethics of violence
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political violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ terrorism ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| notableFor | comprehensive treatment of violence ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | seven-volume set ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 3000 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | approximately 20 years ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rising Up
subject surface form:
William T. Vollmann
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Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 1
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Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 2
this entity surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 3
this entity surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 4
this entity surface form:
Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 5
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Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 6
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Rising Up and Rising Down, Volume 7