Surpassing Certainty
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Surpassing Certainty is a memoir by writer and transgender rights advocate Janet Mock that chronicles her journey through young adulthood, identity, and self-discovery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surpassing Certainty canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12997084 — 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: Surpassing Certainty Context triple: [Janet Mock, notableWork, Surpassing Certainty]
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A.
Über Gewißheit
Über Gewißheit is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published collection of notes on epistemology, focusing on the nature of knowledge, doubt, and certainty.
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B.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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C.
Without a Doubt
"Without a Doubt" is a section or chapter within Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," contributing to the book’s exploration of Igbo culture and the impact of colonialism.
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D.
the Inevitable
The Inevitable is an epithet of Atropos, the Fate in Greek mythology who cuts the thread of life and represents the inescapability of death.
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E.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
- 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: Surpassing Certainty Target entity description: Surpassing Certainty is a memoir by writer and transgender rights advocate Janet Mock that chronicles her journey through young adulthood, identity, and self-discovery.
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A.
Über Gewißheit
Über Gewißheit is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s posthumously published collection of notes on epistemology, focusing on the nature of knowledge, doubt, and certainty.
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B.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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C.
Without a Doubt
"Without a Doubt" is a section or chapter within Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," contributing to the book’s exploration of Igbo culture and the impact of colonialism.
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D.
the Inevitable
The Inevitable is an epithet of Atropos, the Fate in Greek mythology who cuts the thread of life and represents the inescapability of death.
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E.
Beyond Belief
"Beyond Belief" is a seminal sociological work by Robert N. Bellah that explores the role of religion and symbolic meaning in modern American society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Janet Mock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | experiences of a young trans woman of color ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
ambition
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belonging ⓘ identity ⓘ love ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Janet Mock's early career
ⓘ
Janet Mock's relationships ⓘ Janet Mock's transition ⓘ |
| follows | Redefining Realness ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGenderIdentity | transgender woman ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
transgender rights advocate
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 1501145790 ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9781501145799 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 256 ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | What My Twenties Taught Me ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Surpassing Certainty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Janet Mock
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gender identity ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ transgender women ⓘ young adulthood ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Janet Mock bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| publisher | Atria Books ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Janet Mock's twenties ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| workOf | Janet Mock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surpassing Certainty Description of subject: Surpassing Certainty is a memoir by writer and transgender rights advocate Janet Mock that chronicles her journey through young adulthood, identity, and self-discovery.
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