"Mortal Questions"
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"Mortal Questions" is a widely studied collection of philosophical essays by Thomas Nagel that explores fundamental issues about life, death, meaning, and the nature of subjective experience.
All labels observed (2)
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| Mortal Questions | 5 |
| "Mortal Questions" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Mortal Questions" Context triple: [Thomas Nagel, hasWork, "Mortal Questions"]
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The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British comedy film by Monty Python that satirically explores the stages and absurdities of human existence through a series of surreal sketches.
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"Mortal Folly"
"Mortal Folly" is an episode of the animated series Adventure Time in which Finn and Jake confront the powerful undead villain known as the Lich.
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Forty Questions on the Soul
Forty Questions on the Soul is a mystical-philosophical treatise by Jakob Böhme that explores the nature, origin, and destiny of the human soul within his Christian theosophical framework.
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The Temptation to Exist
The Temptation to Exist is a collection of philosophical essays by Emil Cioran that explores themes of nihilism, despair, and the burdens of consciousness in Cioran’s characteristically aphoristic and pessimistic style.
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Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
- 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: "Mortal Questions" Target entity description: "Mortal Questions" is a widely studied collection of philosophical essays by Thomas Nagel that explores fundamental issues about life, death, meaning, and the nature of subjective experience.
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A.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British comedy film by Monty Python that satirically explores the stages and absurdities of human existence through a series of surreal sketches.
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B.
"Mortal Folly"
"Mortal Folly" is an episode of the animated series Adventure Time in which Finn and Jake confront the powerful undead villain known as the Lich.
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C.
Forty Questions on the Soul
Forty Questions on the Soul is a mystical-philosophical treatise by Jakob Böhme that explores the nature, origin, and destiny of the human soul within his Christian theosophical framework.
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D.
The Temptation to Exist
The Temptation to Exist is a collection of philosophical essays by Emil Cioran that explores themes of nihilism, despair, and the burdens of consciousness in Cioran’s characteristically aphoristic and pessimistic style.
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E.
Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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collection of essays ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Nagel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
limits of reductionism about mind
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moral responsibility under luck ⓘ rationality of concern about death ⓘ relationship between subjective and objective viewpoints ⓘ tension between personal and impersonal values ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasEssay |
Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness
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Death ⓘ Equality ⓘ Moral Luck ⓘ Mortal Questions ⓘ
linked to:
"Mortal Questions"
Panpsychism ⓘ Ruthlessness in Public Life ⓘ Sexual Perversion ⓘ Subjective and Objective ⓘ Suicide ⓘ The Absurd ⓘ
linked to:
the absurd
The Fragmentation of Value ⓘ War and Massacre ⓘ What Is It Like to Be a Bat? ⓘ
linked to:
"What Is It Like to Be a Bat?"
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| hasISBN | 9780521223609 ⓘ |
| hasReputation | widely studied in contemporary philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of the subjective character of experience
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influencing debates on consciousness ⓘ popularizing the concept of moral luck ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
consciousness
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death ⓘ ethics ⓘ free will ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ moral luck ⓘ personal identity ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ skepticism ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
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Subject: "Mortal Questions" Description of subject: "Mortal Questions" is a widely studied collection of philosophical essays by Thomas Nagel that explores fundamental issues about life, death, meaning, and the nature of subjective experience.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nagel
linked to: "Mortal Questions"
subject linked to:
book "Mortal Questions"
linked to: "Mortal Questions"
subject linked to:
book "The View From Nowhere"
linked to: "Mortal Questions"
subject linked to:
"Mortal Questions"
linked to: "Mortal Questions"
subject linked to:
"The View From Nowhere"
linked to: "Mortal Questions"