"The I Without a Self" (essay)
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"The I Without a Self" is an essay by W. H. Auden that explores questions of personal identity, authorship, and the nature of the poetic self.
All labels observed (1)
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| "The I Without a Self" (essay) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5434131 — 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 I Without a Self" (essay) Context triple: [The Dyer's Hand, hasPart, "The I Without a Self" (essay)]
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A.
The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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B.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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C.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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D.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
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E.
The Concept of a Person and Other Essays
The Concept of a Person and Other Essays is a collection of philosophical writings by A. J. Ayer that explores issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mind and language.
- 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 I Without a Self" (essay) Target entity description: "The I Without a Self" is an essay by W. H. Auden that explores questions of personal identity, authorship, and the nature of the poetic self.
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A.
The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
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B.
Problems of the Self
Problems of the Self is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Bernard Williams that explores issues in personal identity, moral psychology, and the nature of the self.
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C.
Sources of the Self
Sources of the Self is a major philosophical work by Charles Taylor that traces the historical development of modern identity and moral frameworks in Western thought.
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D.
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence
An Inquiry into Modes of Existence is a philosophical work by Bruno Latour that proposes a pluralistic ontology to account for the diverse ways beings exist and gain legitimacy in modern societies.
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E.
The Concept of a Person and Other Essays
The Concept of a Person and Other Essays is a collection of philosophical writings by A. J. Ayer that explores issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of mind and language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| discusses |
nature of the poetic self
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philosophical questions of identity ⓘ problems of selfhood in poetry ⓘ relationship between poet and speaker ⓘ |
| field |
literary theory
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philosophy of literature ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
The I Without a Self
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linked to:
Being No One
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authorship
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personal identity ⓘ poetic self ⓘ |
| subject |
first-person voice in poetry
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identity in literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ role of the author ⓘ selfhood ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | W. H. Auden ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "The I Without a Self" (essay) Description of subject: "The I Without a Self" is an essay by W. H. Auden that explores questions of personal identity, authorship, and the nature of the poetic self.
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