An Eternal Golden Braid
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An Eternal Golden Braid is the celebrated subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book that explores deep connections among mathematics, art, music, and human consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
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| An Eternal Golden Braid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4058706 — 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: An Eternal Golden Braid Context triple: [Gödel, Escher, Bach, subtitle, An Eternal Golden Braid]
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A.
A Coney Island of the Mind
A Coney Island of the Mind is a landmark 1958 poetry collection by Beat-associated poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, known for its jazz-influenced free verse and vivid, satirical reflections on postwar American culture.
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B.
The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine is an experimental 1961 novel by William S. Burroughs that helped define his cut-up technique and the transgressive, nonlinear style of the Beat Generation.
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C.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
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D.
The Doors of Perception
The Doors of Perception is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1954 essay detailing his mescaline-induced mystical experiences and exploring the nature of human perception and consciousness.
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E.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
- 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: An Eternal Golden Braid Target entity description: An Eternal Golden Braid is the celebrated subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book that explores deep connections among mathematics, art, music, and human consciousness.
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A.
A Coney Island of the Mind
A Coney Island of the Mind is a landmark 1958 poetry collection by Beat-associated poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, known for its jazz-influenced free verse and vivid, satirical reflections on postwar American culture.
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B.
The Soft Machine
The Soft Machine is an experimental 1961 novel by William S. Burroughs that helped define his cut-up technique and the transgressive, nonlinear style of the Beat Generation.
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C.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
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D.
The Doors of Perception
The Doors of Perception is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1954 essay detailing his mescaline-induced mystical experiences and exploring the nature of human perception and consciousness.
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E.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book subtitle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Douglas Hofstadter ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Hofstadter ⓘ |
| awardContext |
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
connections between formal systems and consciousness
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connections between mathematics, art, and music ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
cognitive science literature
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philosophy ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| isSubtitleOf |
Gödel, Escher, Bach
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surface form:
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Kurt Gödel ⓘ M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
emergence
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metamathematics ⓘ strange loop ⓘ |
| topic |
art
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artificial intelligence ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ formal systems ⓘ human consciousness ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ recursion ⓘ self-reference ⓘ |
| usedIn | Gödel, Escher, Bach ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Eternal Golden Braid Description of subject: An Eternal Golden Braid is the celebrated subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize–winning book that explores deep connections among mathematics, art, music, and human consciousness.
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