On Beauty
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On Beauty is a philosophical and cultural exploration of the concept of beauty by Italian scholar and novelist Umberto Eco, examining its evolution from antiquity to the modern era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Beauty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Beauty Context triple: [Umberto Eco, notableWork, On Beauty]
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A.
On Beauty
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith that explores family, race, class, and academia through the intertwined lives of two rival intellectual families in a New England college town.
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B.
Of Beauty
"Of Beauty" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature, perception, and value of physical beauty in human life.
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C.
the Form of Beauty
The Form of Beauty is Plato’s eternal, unchanging, and perfect archetype of beauty itself, which all beautiful things imperfectly imitate and which the soul ultimately seeks to contemplate.
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D.
The Beautiful Ones
"The Beautiful Ones" is a soulful R&B ballad by the American group Butterfly, noted for its emotive vocals and romantic themes.
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E.
Intimations
Intimations is a collection of personal essays by Zadie Smith reflecting on life, society, and the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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: On Beauty Target entity description: On Beauty is a philosophical and cultural exploration of the concept of beauty by Italian scholar and novelist Umberto Eco, examining its evolution from antiquity to the modern era.
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A.
On Beauty
On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith that explores family, race, class, and academia through the intertwined lives of two rival intellectual families in a New England college town.
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B.
Of Beauty
"Of Beauty" is a philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the nature, perception, and value of physical beauty in human life.
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C.
the Form of Beauty
The Form of Beauty is Plato’s eternal, unchanging, and perfect archetype of beauty itself, which all beautiful things imperfectly imitate and which the soul ultimately seeks to contemplate.
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D.
The Beautiful Ones
"The Beautiful Ones" is a soulful R&B ballad by the American group Butterfly, noted for its emotive vocals and romantic themes.
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E.
Intimations
Intimations is a collection of personal essays by Zadie Smith reflecting on life, society, and the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic treatise
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| examines |
aesthetic canons in Western culture
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artistic representations of beauty ⓘ concept of beauty ⓘ cultural representations of beauty ⓘ evolution of beauty from antiquity to modern era ⓘ literary representations of beauty ⓘ philosophical theories of beauty ⓘ religious representations of beauty ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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cultural history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorField |
aesthetics
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medieval studies ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
novelist
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scholar ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
cultural
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historical ⓘ interdisciplinary ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in philosophy
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readers of cultural history ⓘ students of aesthetics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetics
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beauty ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
History of Beauty
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On Ugliness ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
Middle Ages
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Renaissance ⓘ antiquity ⓘ contemporary period ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
art analysis
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literary examples ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ textual analysis ⓘ |
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Subject: On Beauty Description of subject: On Beauty is a philosophical and cultural exploration of the concept of beauty by Italian scholar and novelist Umberto Eco, examining its evolution from antiquity to the modern era.
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