meditations on identity
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"Meditations on identity" is a reflective section in Gertrude Stein’s autobiographical work Everybody’s Autobiography that explores questions of selfhood, personal continuity, and the construction of identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| meditations on identity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9797858 — 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: meditations on identity Context triple: [Everybody’s Autobiography, hasPart, meditations on identity]
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A.
meditations on memory
"Meditations on Memory" is a reflective section within Augustine’s *Confessions* in which he philosophically and theologically explores the nature, power, and mystery of human memory.
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B.
philosophical meditations
Philosophical meditations are reflective, often abstract explorations of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, and human experience.
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C.
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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D.
meditations on time
"Meditations on time" is a reflective theological and philosophical exploration of the nature of time and human temporality found within Augustine’s Confessions.
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E.
The Otherness of Self
"The Otherness of Self" is a book by Indian politician and writer Varun Gandhi that explores themes of identity, society, and introspection through essays and reflections.
- 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: meditations on identity Target entity description: "Meditations on identity" is a reflective section in Gertrude Stein’s autobiographical work Everybody’s Autobiography that explores questions of selfhood, personal continuity, and the construction of identity.
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A.
meditations on memory
"Meditations on Memory" is a reflective section within Augustine’s *Confessions* in which he philosophically and theologically explores the nature, power, and mystery of human memory.
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B.
philosophical meditations
Philosophical meditations are reflective, often abstract explorations of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, and human experience.
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C.
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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D.
meditations on time
"Meditations on time" is a reflective theological and philosophical exploration of the nature of time and human temporality found within Augustine’s Confessions.
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E.
The Otherness of Self
"The Otherness of Self" is a book by Indian politician and writer Varun Gandhi that explores themes of identity, society, and introspection through essays and reflections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work section ⓘ |
| author | Gertrude Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
autobiographical truth
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continuity of the self ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ narrative self-construction ⓘ self-perception ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialVoice | Gertrude Stein as narrator ⓘ |
| includedIn | Gertrude Stein’s autobiographical corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
experimental prose
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stream-of-consciousness elements ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
autobiographical reflection
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construction of identity ⓘ identity ⓘ personal continuity ⓘ selfhood ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Everybody’s Autobiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Everybody’s Autobiography
NERFINISHED
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The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: meditations on identity Description of subject: "Meditations on identity" is a reflective section in Gertrude Stein’s autobiographical work Everybody’s Autobiography that explores questions of selfhood, personal continuity, and the construction of identity.
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