Saving the Differences
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"Saving the Differences" is a philosophical work by Crispin Wright that develops and defends a pluralist account of truth and realism across different domains of discourse.
All labels observed (1)
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| Saving the Differences canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11477254 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saving the Differences Context triple: [Crispin Wright, notableWork, Saving the Differences]
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Save
The Save is a river in southwestern France that flows through the Occitanie region before joining the Garonne.
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Differences
Differences is an experimental 1958–59 composition by Luciano Berio that explores timbral contrast and innovative sound combinations within a chamber ensemble setting.
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Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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Ndiff
Ndiff is a component of the Nmap security scanner suite used to compare and analyze differences between network scan results.
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diff3
diff3 is a GNU Diffutils command-line program that compares and merges three versions of a file, commonly used for resolving merge conflicts.
- 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: Saving the Differences Target entity description: "Saving the Differences" is a philosophical work by Crispin Wright that develops and defends a pluralist account of truth and realism across different domains of discourse.
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A.
Save
The Save is a river in southwestern France that flows through the Occitanie region before joining the Garonne.
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B.
Differences
Differences is an experimental 1958–59 composition by Luciano Berio that explores timbral contrast and innovative sound combinations within a chamber ensemble setting.
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C.
Difference Engine
The Difference Engine is an early mechanical calculator designed by Charles Babbage to automatically compute and tabulate polynomial functions, often regarded as a precursor to modern computers.
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D.
Ndiff
Ndiff is a component of the Nmap security scanner suite used to compare and analyze differences between network scan results.
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E.
diff3
diff3 is a GNU Diffutils command-line program that compares and merges three versions of a file, commonly used for resolving merge conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
global anti-realism
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global realism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crispin Wright’s notion of superassertibility
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Crispin Wright’s theory of cognitive command ⓘ |
| author | Crispin Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continues | themes from Truth and Objectivity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
deflationary theories of truth
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global expressivism ⓘ robust metaphysical realism ⓘ |
| defends |
forms of realism in some domains
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non-realist or anti-realist treatments in some domains ⓘ pluralist account of truth ⓘ |
| examines |
conditions for realism in a discourse
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criteria for objectivity ⓘ disagreement across domains ⓘ role of evidence in different discourses ⓘ role of justification in truth ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aesthetic discourse
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different domains of discourse ⓘ discourse about possibility ⓘ discourse about the past ⓘ discourse about the physical world ⓘ mathematical discourse ⓘ moral discourse ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
local, domain-relative realism
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truth pluralism rather than monism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | debates on realism and anti-realism in late 20th-century analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
anti-realism
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discourse pluralism ⓘ epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ normativity ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ realism ⓘ truth pluralism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic tradition ⓘ |
| proposes | pluralist account of truth ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Truth and Objectivity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsView |
no single metaphysical model of truth fits all discourse
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truth may have different natures in different domains ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced students of philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
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Subject: Saving the Differences Description of subject: "Saving the Differences" is a philosophical work by Crispin Wright that develops and defends a pluralist account of truth and realism across different domains of discourse.
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