The Life of the Mind
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The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Life of the Mind canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1361746 — 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 Life of the Mind Context triple: [Hannah Arendt, notableWork, The Life of the Mind]
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A.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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C.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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D.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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E.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
- 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 Life of the Mind Target entity description: The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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A.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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B.
The Study of Man
The Study of Man is a foundational 1936 anthropology book by Ralph Linton that systematically introduces and explains the nature of culture and human societies.
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C.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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D.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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E.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
banality of evil
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problem of evil ⓘ relationship between thought and action ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gifford Lectures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
freedom and will
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inner dialogue of thinking ⓘ judgment in political life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
activities of the mind
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nature of judging ⓘ nature of thinking ⓘ nature of willing ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Thinking
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Willing ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics of mind ⓘ political judgment ⓘ |
| incomplete | true ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consciousness
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judging ⓘ philosophical anthropology ⓘ political theory ⓘ thinking ⓘ willing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of thinking as a two-in-one dialogue
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connection to Arendt's work on totalitarianism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| plannedPart | Judging ⓘ |
| posthumouslyEditedBy | Mary McCarthy ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
|
| relatedWork |
Between Past and Future
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The Human Condition ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
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