Of Fortune
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"Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
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| Of Fortune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1391983 — 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: Of Fortune Context triple: [Essays, hasPart, Of Fortune]
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That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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Child of Fortune
Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
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C.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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D.
A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes is an 1890 realist novel by William Dean Howells that portrays the social, economic, and cultural tensions of Gilded Age New York City through the experiences of a literary magazine’s staff.
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E.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
- 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: Of Fortune Target entity description: "Of Fortune" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature of luck, success, and human agency in shaping one’s circumstances.
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A.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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B.
Child of Fortune
Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
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C.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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D.
A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes is an 1890 realist novel by William Dean Howells that portrays the social, economic, and cultural tensions of Gilded Age New York City through the experiences of a literary magazine’s staff.
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E.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo | advise readers on managing fortune ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baconian essays ⓘ |
| author | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| circulation | print ⓘ |
| concerns |
political prudence
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practical ethics ⓘ self-governance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| discusses |
how prudence can manage fortune
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limits of human control over events ⓘ public life and private fortune ⓘ relationship between character and success ⓘ role of chance in human affairs ⓘ |
| genre |
moral essay
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
essayist
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philosopher ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
fortune can be guided but not commanded
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fortune favors the bold (in Bacon’s formulation) ⓘ mixture of virtue and opportunity in success ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pragmatic view of fortune ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance humanism
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Stoicism ⓘ classical moral philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated readers
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statesmen and courtiers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
aphoristic
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concise ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
fortune
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human agency ⓘ luck ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ success ⓘ |
| partOf | Essays (Francis Bacon) ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
early modern philosophy
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empiricism ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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