John Gray’s Straw Dogs
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John Gray’s *Straw Dogs* is a provocative philosophical work that challenges humanist assumptions about progress, morality, and humanity’s place in the natural world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Gray’s Straw Dogs Context triple: [Two Faces of Liberalism, relatedWork, John Gray’s Straw Dogs]
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The Savage Mind
The Savage Mind is a seminal anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores the structures of human thought through the comparison of so-called "primitive" and "civilized" societies.
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Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is a 2011 American thriller film, a remake of the 1971 movie, known for its intense depiction of escalating violence and psychological tension in a small Southern town.
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C.
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, known for its intense exploration of violence and moral ambiguity.
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D.
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
Notes of a Dirty Old Man is a collection of raw, autobiographical columns and stories by Charles Bukowski that showcase his gritty, humorous, and unfiltered view of urban life and human excess.
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E.
The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a notorious white supremacist novel that depicts a violent racist revolution and has inspired acts of domestic terrorism.
- 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: John Gray’s Straw Dogs Target entity description: John Gray’s *Straw Dogs* is a provocative philosophical work that challenges humanist assumptions about progress, morality, and humanity’s place in the natural world.
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A.
The Savage Mind
The Savage Mind is a seminal anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that explores the structures of human thought through the comparison of so-called "primitive" and "civilized" societies.
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B.
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is a 2011 American thriller film, a remake of the 1971 movie, known for its intense depiction of escalating violence and psychological tension in a small Southern town.
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C.
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, known for its intense exploration of violence and moral ambiguity.
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D.
Notes of a Dirty Old Man
Notes of a Dirty Old Man is a collection of raw, autobiographical columns and stories by Charles Bukowski that showcase his gritty, humorous, and unfiltered view of urban life and human excess.
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E.
The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a notorious white supremacist novel that depicts a violent racist revolution and has inspired acts of domestic terrorism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| author | John Gray ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Enlightenment humanism
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belief in moral progress ⓘ idea of human exceptionalism ⓘ liberal humanism ⓘ secular faith in progress ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Black Mass
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linked to:
Black Mass (2015 film)
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| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-humanism
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pessimism about progress ⓘ |
| hasReception |
criticized for pessimism
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debated in contemporary political theory ⓘ praised for stylistic clarity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of liberal optimism
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fragility of civilization ⓘ humans as animals ⓘ illusion of historical progress ⓘ limits of science ⓘ post-human future ⓘ relationship between humans and nature ⓘ religion as a human need ⓘ skepticism about moral improvement ⓘ violence and cruelty in human history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ George Santayana ⓘ James Lovelock ⓘ Joseph Conrad ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anthropocentrism
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critique of humanism ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ human nature ⓘ morality ⓘ progress ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging humanist assumptions
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controversial reception ⓘ popularizing anti-humanist ideas ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Gray bibliography
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linked to:
John Gray
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| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Granta Books ⓘ |
| title | Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals ⓘ |
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