The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine is a 1974 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores love, morality, and human frailty through the entangled lives of a married psychoanalyst, his wife, and his mistress.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Sacred and Profane Love Machine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897320 — 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 Sacred and Profane Love Machine Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine]
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A.
The Love Machine
The Love Machine is a 1971 American satirical drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s novel, about an ambitious and amoral television executive whose ruthless rise in the industry leads to personal and professional ruin.
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B.
Sacred and Profane Love
Sacred and Profane Love is a renowned early 16th-century oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its enigmatic allegory contrasting earthly and divine love.
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C.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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D.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a popular dancehall-pop song by Jamaican artist Sean Paul, known for its catchy hook and club-friendly production.
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E.
The Afterlove
The Afterlove is a pop-oriented studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt that blends heartfelt balladry with contemporary production and collaborations.
- 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 Sacred and Profane Love Machine Target entity description: The Sacred and Profane Love Machine is a 1974 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores love, morality, and human frailty through the entangled lives of a married psychoanalyst, his wife, and his mistress.
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A.
The Love Machine
The Love Machine is a 1971 American satirical drama film, based on Jacqueline Susann’s novel, about an ambitious and amoral television executive whose ruthless rise in the industry leads to personal and professional ruin.
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B.
Sacred and Profane Love
Sacred and Profane Love is a renowned early 16th-century oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its enigmatic allegory contrasting earthly and divine love.
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C.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a 1935 psychological horror film starring Peter Lorre (credited as László Löwenstein), known for its macabre tale of obsession and surgical mutilation.
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D.
Mad Love
"Mad Love" is a popular dancehall-pop song by Jamaican artist Sean Paul, known for its catchy hook and club-friendly production.
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E.
The Afterlove
The Afterlove is a pop-oriented studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt that blends heartfelt balladry with contemporary production and collaborations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
complexity of romantic love
ⓘ
conflict between duty and desire ⓘ ethical dilemmas in intimate relationships ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacter |
psychoanalyst's mistress
ⓘ
psychoanalyst's wife ⓘ |
| hasMoralInquiry | nature of good and evil in personal relationships ⓘ |
| hasMoralPhilosophicalDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
moral philosophy
ⓘ
psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | married psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | psychoanalyst ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
human frailty
ⓘ
love ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | entangled lives of a married psychoanalyst, his wife, and his mistress ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| workOf | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sacred and Profane Love Machine Description of subject: The Sacred and Profane Love Machine is a 1974 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores love, morality, and human frailty through the entangled lives of a married psychoanalyst, his wife, and his mistress.
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