La Découverte
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La Découverte is a French publishing house known for its catalog of works in the social sciences, humanities, and critical theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Découverte canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11645835 — 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: La Découverte Context triple: [An Inquiry into Modes of Existence, publisher, La Découverte]
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A.
Le Voyage
"Le Voyage" is the concluding, philosophically charged poem in Charles Baudelaire's collection *Les Fleurs du mal*, exploring themes of escape, disillusionment, and the search for the unknown.
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B.
Le Long Voyage
Le Long Voyage is a French science fiction work by Gérard Klein that explores themes of space travel and human destiny.
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C.
Le Curieux
Le Curieux is a satirical poetic work by the French dramatist and poet Jean-Baptiste Rousseau.
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D.
Le Devisement du Monde
Le Devisement du Monde is a 13th-century travel narrative attributed to Marco Polo that recounts his journeys through Asia and provides one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Mongol Empire and the Far East.
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E.
Le Siècle
Le Siècle was a prominent 19th-century French newspaper known for publishing major literary works and influencing public opinion in France.
- 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: La Découverte Target entity description: La Découverte is a French publishing house known for its catalog of works in the social sciences, humanities, and critical theory.
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A.
Le Voyage
"Le Voyage" is the concluding, philosophically charged poem in Charles Baudelaire's collection *Les Fleurs du mal*, exploring themes of escape, disillusionment, and the search for the unknown.
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B.
Le Long Voyage
Le Long Voyage is a French science fiction work by Gérard Klein that explores themes of space travel and human destiny.
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C.
Le Curieux
Le Curieux is a satirical poetic work by the French dramatist and poet Jean-Baptiste Rousseau.
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D.
Le Devisement du Monde
Le Devisement du Monde is a 13th-century travel narrative attributed to Marco Polo that recounts his journeys through Asia and provides one of the earliest detailed European descriptions of the Mongol Empire and the Far East.
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E.
Le Siècle
Le Siècle was a prominent 19th-century French newspaper known for publishing major literary works and influencing public opinion in France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French publishing company
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publishing house ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| focus |
critical theory
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humanities ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
critical theory literature
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humanities scholarship ⓘ social science literature ⓘ |
| hasType | independent publisher ⓘ |
| industry | book publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
catalog of works in critical theory
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catalog of works in the humanities ⓘ catalog of works in the social sciences ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | French ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| publishes |
academic works
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essays ⓘ non-fiction books ⓘ political analysis ⓘ |
| publishingFormat |
e-books
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print books ⓘ |
| roleInField |
dissemination of critical thought in France
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platform for critical and progressive ideas ⓘ publication of scholarly works in social sciences ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
anthropology
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contemporary politics ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ economics ⓘ history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political science ⓘ social criticism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general educated public
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researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Découverte Description of subject: La Découverte is a French publishing house known for its catalog of works in the social sciences, humanities, and critical theory.
Referenced by (1)
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