book "The View From Nowhere"
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"The View From Nowhere" is a 1986 philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that explores the tension between subjective experience and an objective, detached standpoint in understanding mind, morality, and reality.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4231332 — 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: book "The View From Nowhere" Context triple: [Thomas Nagel, knownFor, book "The View From Nowhere"]
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book "Die Welt als Entwurf"
"Die Welt als Entwurf" is a seminal design theory book by Otl Aicher that explores the ethical, philosophical, and practical foundations of modern design and visual communication.
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book "Never Leave Well Enough Alone"
"Never Leave Well Enough Alone" is the autobiographical book by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, in which he recounts his life, design philosophy, and influential role in shaping 20th-century industrial design.
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book "The Sovereign States"
"The Sovereign States" is a political book by James J. Kilpatrick that defends states' rights and critiques federal overreach in the American constitutional system.
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D.
Enter Nowhere
Enter Nowhere is a 2011 psychological thriller film about three strangers mysteriously trapped at a remote cabin in the woods, where they uncover a mind-bending connection between them.
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E.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
- 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: book "The View From Nowhere" Target entity description: "The View From Nowhere" is a 1986 philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that explores the tension between subjective experience and an objective, detached standpoint in understanding mind, morality, and reality.
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A.
book "Die Welt als Entwurf"
"Die Welt als Entwurf" is a seminal design theory book by Otl Aicher that explores the ethical, philosophical, and practical foundations of modern design and visual communication.
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B.
book "Never Leave Well Enough Alone"
"Never Leave Well Enough Alone" is the autobiographical book by industrial designer Raymond Loewy, in which he recounts his life, design philosophy, and influential role in shaping 20th-century industrial design.
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C.
book "The Sovereign States"
"The Sovereign States" is a political book by James J. Kilpatrick that defends states' rights and critiques federal overreach in the American constitutional system.
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D.
Enter Nowhere
Enter Nowhere is a 2011 psychological thriller film about three strangers mysteriously trapped at a remote cabin in the woods, where they uncover a mind-bending connection between them.
-
E.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
free will
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limits of objectivity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ nature of self ⓘ personal identity ⓘ value and meaning ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores | tension between subjective and objective standpoints ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationship between first-person and third-person perspectives ⓘ |
| followedBy | Equality and Partiality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780195056440 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of subjective character of experience
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chapters on ethics and value ⓘ chapters on mind and consciousness ⓘ chapters on political and social philosophy ⓘ critique of purely objective conceptions of the self ⓘ discussion of reductionism ⓘ discussion of the "view from nowhere" as an ideal of objectivity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ analytic philosophy tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ mind ⓘ morality ⓘ objectivity ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ reality ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of the idea of a "view from nowhere" as a philosophical ideal
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formulation of the contrast between subjective and objective viewpoints ⓘ influence on debates in ethics ⓘ influence on debates in philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Nagel bibliography ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mortal Questions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: book "The View From Nowhere" Description of subject: "The View From Nowhere" is a 1986 philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that explores the tension between subjective experience and an objective, detached standpoint in understanding mind, morality, and reality.
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