The Soul of the Marionette
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The Soul of the Marionette is a philosophical work by John Gray that explores the nature of human freedom, determinism, and the illusions underpinning modern ideas of progress.
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| The Soul of the Marionette canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13200140 — 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: The Soul of the Marionette Context triple: [Seven Types of Atheism, follows, The Soul of the Marionette]
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A.
The Woman and the Puppet
The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
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B.
From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes is a 1980 psychological drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the dark inner life and violent impulses of a troubled man.
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C.
The Marionettes
The Marionettes is a silent-era film best known for starring prominent early 20th-century American actress Clara Kimball Young.
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D.
I’m a Marionette
"I'm a Marionette" is a theatrical, rock-influenced song by ABBA that appears on their 1977 album "The Album" and was featured in their mini-musical "The Girl with the Golden Hair."
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E.
Serenade for the Doll
Serenade for the Doll is a gentle, lyrical piano piece by Claude Debussy, best known as one of the miniature character pieces in his Children’s Corner suite.
- 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: The Soul of the Marionette Target entity description: The Soul of the Marionette is a philosophical work by John Gray that explores the nature of human freedom, determinism, and the illusions underpinning modern ideas of progress.
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A.
The Woman and the Puppet
The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
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B.
From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes is a 1980 psychological drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the dark inner life and violent impulses of a troubled man.
-
C.
The Marionettes
The Marionettes is a silent-era film best known for starring prominent early 20th-century American actress Clara Kimball Young.
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D.
I’m a Marionette
"I'm a Marionette" is a theatrical, rock-influenced song by ABBA that appears on their 1977 album "The Album" and was featured in their mini-musical "The Girl with the Golden Hair."
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E.
Serenade for the Doll
Serenade for the Doll is a gentle, lyrical piano piece by Claude Debussy, best known as one of the miniature character pieces in his Children’s Corner suite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | John Gray ⓘ |
| comparesHumanBeingsTo | marionettes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Enlightenment rationalism
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idea of historical progress ⓘ liberal humanism ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
deterministic structures of power
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freedom as an illusion ⓘ limits of human agency ⓘ relationship between science and magic ⓘ role of myth in politics ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Silence of Animals ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aphoristic reflections
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essays ⓘ |
| inSeriesOf | John Gray philosophical works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gnosticism
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determinism ⓘ free will ⓘ human freedom ⓘ illusion of progress ⓘ modernity ⓘ pessimism ⓘ political utopianism ⓘ science and religion ⓘ technology and control ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interdisciplinary references
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skeptical view of human progress ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Allen Lane
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Straw Dogs ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general non-fiction readers
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readers of philosophy ⓘ readers of political theory ⓘ |
| title | The Soul of the Marionette ⓘ |
| usesReference |
Gnostic myths
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political history ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
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