Peculiar Follies
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Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peculiar Follies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3770659 — 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: Peculiar Follies Context triple: [Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, partTitle, Peculiar Follies]
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A.
The Traditional Fools
The Traditional Fools were a California-based garage rock and surf-punk band best known as an early project of musician Ty Segall.
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B.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
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C.
The Book of Folly
The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.
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D.
Laughing Matter
Laughing Matter is a studio album by the American experimental rock band Wand, noted for its atmospheric sound and introspective songwriting.
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E.
Zanies and Fools
"Zanies and Fools" is a track from Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album *The Big Day*, known for its introspective lyrics and soulful, reflective tone.
- 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: Peculiar Follies Target entity description: Peculiar Follies is a section of Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 work "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds," examining bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history.
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A.
The Traditional Fools
The Traditional Fools were a California-based garage rock and surf-punk band best known as an early project of musician Ty Segall.
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B.
Fools' Parade
Fools' Parade is a 1971 crime drama film, based on a Davis Grubb novel, about three ex-convicts facing corruption and violence when they try to collect their prison savings in a small West Virginia town.
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C.
The Book of Folly
The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.
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D.
Laughing Matter
Laughing Matter is a studio album by the American experimental rock band Wand, noted for its atmospheric sound and introspective songwriting.
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E.
Zanies and Fools
"Zanies and Fools" is a track from Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album *The Big Day*, known for its introspective lyrics and soulful, reflective tone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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literary work part ⓘ |
| author | Charles Mackay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn | bizarre and irrational mass behaviors in history ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
historian
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journalist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| includedIn | first edition of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of history ⓘ students of social psychology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bizarre social phenomena
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collective behavior ⓘ mass irrationality ⓘ popular delusions ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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surface form:
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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| publicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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surface form:
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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| subjectOf |
analyses of mass hysteria
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studies of crowd psychology ⓘ |
| workContext | 19th-century critique of speculative manias and social crazes ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
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Charles Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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partTitle
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Peculiar Follies
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subject surface form:
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds