The Beginning of Infinity
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The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Beginning of Infinity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3333562 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Beginning of Infinity Context triple: [David Deutsch, notableWork, The Beginning of Infinity]
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A.
Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, using extensive data, that human life has been steadily improving thanks to Enlightenment values such as reason, science, and humanism.
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B.
The Grand Design
The Grand Design is a popular-science book co-authored by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow that explores modern cosmology, quantum theory, and the origins of the universe while arguing that physics can explain creation without invoking a deity.
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C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
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D.
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
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E.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Beginning of Infinity Target entity description: The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
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A.
Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now is a non-fiction book by cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker that argues, using extensive data, that human life has been steadily improving thanks to Enlightenment values such as reason, science, and humanism.
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B.
The Grand Design
The Grand Design is a popular-science book co-authored by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow that explores modern cosmology, quantum theory, and the origins of the universe while arguing that physics can explain creation without invoking a deity.
-
C.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
-
D.
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
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E.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophy of science book ⓘ |
| argues |
authoritarianism and dogma impede knowledge growth
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knowledge is created by conjecture and criticism ⓘ problems are inevitable but solvable given the right knowledge ⓘ progress depends on creating better explanations ⓘ there are no fundamental limits to improvement other than the laws of physics ⓘ |
| author | David Deutsch ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
good explanations
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open-ended progress ⓘ optimistic epistemology ⓘ the reach of explanations ⓘ universality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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philosophy ⓘ rationalism ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on aesthetics and beauty
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chapters on infinity and mathematics ⓘ chapters on morality and progress ⓘ chapters on the multiverse and physics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Popper
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critical rationalism ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780670022755 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of unbounded human progress
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emphasis on explanatory knowledge ⓘ integration of physics and philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Allen Lane
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| relatedWork | The Fabric of Reality ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
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explanations ⓘ fallibilism ⓘ human progress ⓘ infinity ⓘ knowledge ⓘ optimism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ problem-solving ⓘ rational criticism ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ unbounded improvement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Beginning of Infinity Description of subject: The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
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