Theory and Practice
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Theory and Practice is the English motto of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, emphasizing the integration of academic knowledge with real-world application.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theory and Practice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2404507 — 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: Theory and Practice Context triple: [Worcester Polytechnic Institute, mottoTranslation, Theory and Practice]
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Outline of a Theory of Practice
Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
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On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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Practical Education
"Practical Education" is an influential late-18th-century treatise on child-rearing and pedagogy that emphasizes experiential learning and rational instruction, co-authored by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria Edgeworth.
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The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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Difficulties on Theory
"Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
- 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: Theory and Practice Target entity description: Theory and Practice is the English motto of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, emphasizing the integration of academic knowledge with real-world application.
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A.
Outline of a Theory of Practice
Outline of a Theory of Practice is a foundational sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential concepts of habitus, field, and practice to explain how social structures and individual actions are mutually shaped.
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B.
On Practice
"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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C.
Practical Education
"Practical Education" is an influential late-18th-century treatise on child-rearing and pedagogy that emphasizes experiential learning and rational instruction, co-authored by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria Edgeworth.
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D.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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E.
Difficulties on Theory
"Difficulties on Theory" is a chapter in Charles Darwin’s seminal work *On the Origin of Species* in which he addresses major objections and apparent problems with his theory of evolution by natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (11)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English-language motto
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motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Worcester Polytechnic Institute ⓘ |
| countryOfUse |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasizes | integration of academic knowledge with real-world application ⓘ |
| field | higher education ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
practice
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theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Worcester Polytechnic Institute ⓘ |
| usedBy | Worcester Polytechnic Institute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Theory and Practice Description of subject: Theory and Practice is the English motto of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, emphasizing the integration of academic knowledge with real-world application.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.