Humanity in a Creative Universe
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"Humanity in a Creative Universe" is a philosophical and scientific work by Stuart Kauffman that explores how human agency, creativity, and emergence fit into an evolving, non-deterministic cosmos.
All labels observed (1)
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| Humanity in a Creative Universe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12797723 — 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: Humanity in a Creative Universe Context triple: [Stuart Kauffman, notableWork, Humanity in a Creative Universe]
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The Meaning of the Creative Act
The Meaning of the Creative Act is a philosophical work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human creativity as a central, spiritually significant dimension of human freedom and participation in divine creation.
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The Message of Creation
The Message of Creation is a theological work by David Wilkinson that explores how the biblical doctrine of creation engages with contemporary scientific understanding of the universe.
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Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness
"Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness" is a collection of visionary talks and essays by ethnobotanist and philosopher Terence McKenna exploring psychedelics, human imagination, and the evolution of consciousness.
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D.
The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos
The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos is a monumental mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros that depicts the historical and future struggles of humankind through a dynamic, politically charged visual narrative.
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E.
On Being Creative
"On Being Creative" is an essay by American literary critic Irving Babbitt that explores the nature of genuine creativity in art and literature within a humanistic and moral framework.
- 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: Humanity in a Creative Universe Target entity description: "Humanity in a Creative Universe" is a philosophical and scientific work by Stuart Kauffman that explores how human agency, creativity, and emergence fit into an evolving, non-deterministic cosmos.
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A.
The Meaning of the Creative Act
The Meaning of the Creative Act is a philosophical work by Russian religious existentialist Nicolas Berdyaev that explores human creativity as a central, spiritually significant dimension of human freedom and participation in divine creation.
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B.
The Message of Creation
The Message of Creation is a theological work by David Wilkinson that explores how the biblical doctrine of creation engages with contemporary scientific understanding of the universe.
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C.
Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness
"Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness" is a collection of visionary talks and essays by ethnobotanist and philosopher Terence McKenna exploring psychedelics, human imagination, and the evolution of consciousness.
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D.
The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos
The March of Humanity on Earth and Toward the Cosmos is a monumental mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros that depicts the historical and future struggles of humankind through a dynamic, politically charged visual narrative.
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E.
On Being Creative
"On Being Creative" is an essay by American literary critic Irving Babbitt that explores the nature of genuine creativity in art and literature within a humanistic and moral framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| addresses |
origin of novelty in biological and cultural evolution
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relationship between science and human values ⓘ role of chance and law in evolution ⓘ |
| author | Stuart Kauffman ⓘ |
| explores |
emergent phenomena
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how creativity arises in complex systems ⓘ how human agency fits into an evolving universe ⓘ limits of reductionism ⓘ non-deterministic aspects of the cosmos ⓘ |
| field |
complexity theory
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philosophy of biology ⓘ theoretical biology ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
complexity theorist
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philosopher of science ⓘ theoretical biologist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
agency in an evolving universe
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complexity ⓘ cosmology ⓘ creativity ⓘ creativity in nature ⓘ emergence ⓘ evolution ⓘ free will ⓘ human agency ⓘ non-determinism ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
anti-reductionism
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emergentism ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes |
a non-reductionist view of the universe
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that creativity is fundamental to the cosmos ⓘ |
| questions |
complete predictability of complex systems
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strict physical determinism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
complex adaptive systems
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creativity in human culture ⓘ evolutionary theory ⓘ self-organization ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Humanity in a Creative Universe Description of subject: "Humanity in a Creative Universe" is a philosophical and scientific work by Stuart Kauffman that explores how human agency, creativity, and emergence fit into an evolving, non-deterministic cosmos.
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