The Shape of Ideas
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The Shape of Ideas is a book by British politician and author Douglas Hurd that reflects on political thought, public life, and the evolution of ideas in modern governance.
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| The Shape of Ideas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3118095 — 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 Shape of Ideas Context triple: [Douglas Hurd, notableWork, The Shape of Ideas]
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A.
Upheavals of Thought
Upheavals of Thought is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores the central role of emotions in ethical life and moral reasoning.
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B.
Nuevas Ideas
Nuevas Ideas is a Salvadoran political party founded by Nayib Bukele that promotes anti-establishment, populist, and security-focused policies.
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C.
Adventures of Ideas
Adventures of Ideas is a philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that explores the historical development and interplay of ideas shaping civilization, culture, and human experience.
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D.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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E.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
- 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 Shape of Ideas Target entity description: The Shape of Ideas is a book by British politician and author Douglas Hurd that reflects on political thought, public life, and the evolution of ideas in modern governance.
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A.
Upheavals of Thought
Upheavals of Thought is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores the central role of emotions in ethical life and moral reasoning.
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B.
Nuevas Ideas
Nuevas Ideas is a Salvadoran political party founded by Nayib Bukele that promotes anti-establishment, populist, and security-focused policies.
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C.
Adventures of Ideas
Adventures of Ideas is a philosophical work by Alfred North Whitehead that explores the historical development and interplay of ideas shaping civilization, culture, and human experience.
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D.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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E.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Douglas Hurd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
governance
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political history ⓘ political leadership ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorName | Douglas Hurd ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
author
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politician ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general non-fiction readers
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readers interested in politics ⓘ students of political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolution of political ideas
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modern governance ⓘ political thought ⓘ public life ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | reflection ⓘ |
| perspective | British politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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