the last man
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The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
All labels observed (1)
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| the last man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3000010 — 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 last man Context triple: [Thus Spoke Zarathustra, hasCharacter, the last man]
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Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series (and later TV adaptation) about the lone surviving man and his monkey after a mysterious event wipes out every other male mammal on Earth.
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B.
The Last Man
The Last Man is a pioneering 1826 science fiction novel by Mary Shelley that portrays a future world devastated by plague and explores themes of isolation, loss, and the end of humanity.
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Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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D.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- 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: the last man Target entity description: The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
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A.
Y: The Last Man
Y: The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series (and later TV adaptation) about the lone surviving man and his monkey after a mysterious event wipes out every other male mammal on Earth.
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B.
The Last Man
The Last Man is a pioneering 1826 science fiction novel by Mary Shelley that portrays a future world devastated by plague and explores themes of isolation, loss, and the end of humanity.
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C.
Last to Die
Last to Die is a Magic: The Gathering card, likely a creature or spell, associated with the Magic game universe.
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D.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
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E.
Das letzte Jahr
Das letzte Jahr is a work by German writer and actress Erika Mann, known for its reflection of the political and personal upheavals surrounding exile and the rise of Nazism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nietzschean concept
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fictional character type ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bourgeois comfort
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late modern society ⓘ mass democracy ⓘ the death of God ⓘ value nihilism ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of great passion
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absence of great suffering ⓘ desire for comfort ⓘ desire for security ⓘ lack of creativity ⓘ lack of self-overcoming ⓘ satisfaction with small pleasures ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Übermensch ⓘ |
| creator | Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Zarathustra
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linked to:
Zoroaster
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| describedIn | Thus Spoke Zarathustra ⓘ |
| embodies |
avoidance of risk
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avoidance of suffering ⓘ cultural decadence ⓘ herd mentality ⓘ lack of aspiration ⓘ spiritual exhaustion ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Thus Spoke Zarathustra ⓘ |
| functionInText |
critique of modern complacency
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foil to the Übermensch ⓘ warning image of future humanity ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "We have invented happiness" ⓘ |
| influencedInterpretationsOf |
modern mass culture
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postmodern subjectivity ⓘ |
| introducedInSection |
Prologue of Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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linked to:
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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| lacks |
heroic striving
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higher values ⓘ tragic depth ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Übermensch ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
existentialism
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modernity critique ⓘ nihilism ⓘ |
| represents |
comfort-seeking human type
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complacent human type ⓘ end-point of human degeneration ⓘ mediocre humanity ⓘ spiritually stagnant human type ⓘ |
| seeks |
elimination of struggle
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equality of all ⓘ health and longevity above all ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the last man Description of subject: The last man is a symbolic figure in Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" representing a complacent, comfort-seeking, and spiritually stagnant human type that contrasts with the striving, self-overcoming ideal of the Übermensch.
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