In Defense of Convention
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"In Defense of Convention" is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that examines the role and limits of linguistic conventions in theories of meaning and interpretation.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12152278 — 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: In Defense of Convention Context triple: [Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation, containsWork, In Defense of Convention]
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The Rules of Art
The Rules of Art is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study of the literary field, examining how power, institutions, and cultural capital shape the production and reception of art and literature.
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Constructions of Reason
Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
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The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
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The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument is a documentary film that chronicles the history, influence, and cultural impact of The New York Review of Books over five decades.
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The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Defense of Convention Target entity description: "In Defense of Convention" is a philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that examines the role and limits of linguistic conventions in theories of meaning and interpretation.
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A.
The Rules of Art
The Rules of Art is Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociological study of the literary field, examining how power, institutions, and cultural capital shape the production and reception of art and literature.
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B.
Constructions of Reason
Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
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C.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
-
D.
The 50 Year Argument
The 50 Year Argument is a documentary film that chronicles the history, influence, and cultural impact of The New York Review of Books over five decades.
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E.
The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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