The Pleasure Principle
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The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pleasure Principle canonical | 8 |
| The Pleasure Principle (song) | 2 |
| Pleasure Principle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3204222 — 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 Pleasure Principle Context triple: [Control, hasPart, The Pleasure Principle]
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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B.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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C.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
Fantasia of the Unconscious is a 1922 philosophical and psychological essay by D. H. Lawrence exploring human instincts, the unconscious mind, and critiques of modern civilization.
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D.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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E.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
- 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 Pleasure Principle Target entity description: The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.
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A.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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B.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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C.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
Fantasia of the Unconscious is a 1922 philosophical and psychological essay by D. H. Lawrence exploring human instincts, the unconscious mind, and critiques of modern civilization.
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D.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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E.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pleasure Principle Description of subject: The Pleasure Principle is the debut studio album by English musician Gary Numan, noted for its pioneering use of synthesizers and its influential role in the development of electronic and new wave music.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Let’s Wait Awhile
linked to: The Pleasure Principle
linked to: The Pleasure Principle
linked to: The Pleasure Principle
subject linked to:
Janet Jackson’s album “Control”
subject linked to:
Janet Jackson’s album “Control”