Rectification of names
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Rectification of names is a Confucian philosophical doctrine that emphasizes aligning words and social roles with their proper meanings to ensure moral order and effective governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rectification of names canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2312176 — 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: Rectification of names Context triple: [Confucius, notableIdea, Rectification of names]
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A.
Foreign Names Committee
The Foreign Names Committee is a specialized body within the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving official names for geographic features outside the United States.
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B.
Onomasticon
Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
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C.
Domestic Names Committee
The Domestic Names Committee is a division of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving geographic names within the United States.
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D.
Orthographic Agreement of 1945
The Orthographic Agreement of 1945 was a Portuguese-language spelling reform that standardized orthography across Portuguese-speaking countries prior to the later 1990 agreement.
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E.
Hakka Romanization System
The Hakka Romanization System is a standardized method of writing the Hakka Chinese language using the Latin alphabet to represent its sounds and tones.
- 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: Rectification of names Target entity description: Rectification of names is a Confucian philosophical doctrine that emphasizes aligning words and social roles with their proper meanings to ensure moral order and effective governance.
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A.
Foreign Names Committee
The Foreign Names Committee is a specialized body within the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving official names for geographic features outside the United States.
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B.
Onomasticon
Onomasticon is an early fourth-century geographical and biblical reference work by Eusebius of Caesarea that catalogs and explains place names mentioned in the Bible.
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C.
Domestic Names Committee
The Domestic Names Committee is a division of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names responsible for standardizing and approving geographic names within the United States.
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D.
Orthographic Agreement of 1945
The Orthographic Agreement of 1945 was a Portuguese-language spelling reform that standardized orthography across Portuguese-speaking countries prior to the later 1990 agreement.
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E.
Hakka Romanization System
The Hakka Romanization System is a standardized method of writing the Hakka Chinese language using the Latin alphabet to represent its sounds and tones.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian doctrine
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ethical principle ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ political philosophy concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
effective governance
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moral order ⓘ social harmony ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
father
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friend ⓘ minister ⓘ ruler ⓘ son ⓘ subject ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucius
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Mencius ⓘ Xunzi ⓘ |
| concerns |
criteria for proper conduct in social roles
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foundation of legitimate authority ⓘ relationship between language and social reality ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Legalist emphasis on formal law over moral naming ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
language should accurately reflect moral distinctions
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names must correspond to realities ⓘ social roles must match their proper functions ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
alignment of titles and responsibilities
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alignment of words and deeds ⓘ clarity of language in ethical and political life ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 正名 ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
ensuring that language guides moral behavior correctly
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making reality conform to rightful names ⓘ preventing disorder caused by linguistic confusion ⓘ |
| hasPinyin | zhèngmíng ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
articulated during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods
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developed in classical Chinese philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese legal and bureaucratic thought
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East Asian political philosophy ⓘ later Confucian political theory ⓘ |
| opposes |
confusion of social roles
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deceptive or ambiguous speech in politics ⓘ misuse of language for personal gain ⓘ |
| partOf | Confucianism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confucian role ethics
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moral education ⓘ ritual propriety ⓘ |
| requires |
consistency between moral status and social label
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correct use of titles and designations ⓘ people in each role to act according to the role’s proper norms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rectification of names Description of subject: Rectification of names is a Confucian philosophical doctrine that emphasizes aligning words and social roles with their proper meanings to ensure moral order and effective governance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.