The End of Nature
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The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
All labels observed (1)
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| The End of Nature canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862190 — 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: The End of Nature Context triple: [Bill McKibben, notableWork, The End of Nature]
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A.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
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B.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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C.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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D.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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E.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
- 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: The End of Nature Target entity description: The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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A.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
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B.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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C.
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Field Notes from a Catastrophe is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines the science, evidence, and early impacts of human-driven climate change around the world.
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D.
The Climate of Eden
The Climate of Eden is a novel by American playwright and director Moss Hart that explores complex human relationships and social tensions in a richly drawn setting.
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E.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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environmental book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues | that human activity has ended the idea of untouched nature ⓘ |
| author | Bill McKibben ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs | first major book on global warming for a general audience ⓘ |
| discusses |
fossil fuels
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greenhouse effect ⓘ human impact on nature ⓘ industrial civilization ⓘ |
| genre |
climate change literature
ⓘ
environmental literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
climate activism
ⓘ
environmental movement ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0394572349 ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critically acclaimed
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widely reviewed in major newspapers ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | 2006 edition ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ecology
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environmental ethics ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anthropogenic climate change
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limits of growth ⓘ loss of wilderness ⓘ moral responsibility toward the environment ⓘ |
| influential | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
climate change
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environmentalism ⓘ global warming ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early warning about human impact on climate
ⓘ
popularizing concerns about global warming ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 240 ⓘ |
| partOf | modern environmental literature canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| revisedEditionIncludes |
reflection on political response to climate change
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updated discussion of climate science ⓘ |
| setting | global ⓘ |
| structure | collection of interrelated essays ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The End of Nature Description of subject: The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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