The Life of Man
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"The Life of Man" is a notable stage play associated with the Moscow Art Theatre, recognized for its exploration of human existence and fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Life of Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8742373 — 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 Life of Man Context triple: [Moscow Art Theatre, notableWork, The Life of Man]
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A.
Of Human Life
Of Human Life is the English title of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae, which addresses the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, sexuality, and artificial contraception.
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B.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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C.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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D.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- 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 Life of Man Target entity description: "The Life of Man" is a notable stage play associated with the Moscow Art Theatre, recognized for its exploration of human existence and fate.
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A.
Of Human Life
Of Human Life is the English title of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae, which addresses the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, sexuality, and artificial contraception.
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B.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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C.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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D.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| artForm | performing arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Moscow Art Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
allegorical drama
ⓘ
symbolist drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Moscow Art Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
philosophical drama ⓘ |
| hasAudience | theatre-goers ⓘ |
| hasSetting | symbolic setting ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
meaning of life
ⓘ
moral choice ⓘ mortality ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fate
ⓘ
human existence ⓘ the human condition ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life of a representative man ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of human existence and fate ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| performanceType | stage performance ⓘ |
| portrays |
relationship between individual and higher powers
ⓘ
stages of a man’s life ⓘ struggle against destiny ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Life of Man Description of subject: "The Life of Man" is a notable stage play associated with the Moscow Art Theatre, recognized for its exploration of human existence and fate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.