The Soul of the Ape
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The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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| The Soul of the Ape canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263389 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soul of the Ape Context triple: [Eugène Marais, notableWork, The Soul of the Ape]
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A.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
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B.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- 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 Soul of the Ape Target entity description: The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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A.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
-
B.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of animal psychology ⓘ work of ethology ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Marais ⓘ |
| basedOn | field observations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
animal psychology
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ethology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
descriptions of baboon social structure
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reflections on animal mind ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Eugène Marais’s field research ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essay
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scientific prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal behavior
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animal consciousness ⓘ baboons ⓘ primates ⓘ |
| movement | early ethology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early study of primate psychology
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exploration of inner life of primates ⓘ pioneering work in ethology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
continuity between human and animal minds
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nature of consciousness in animals ⓘ |
| publicationDate | posthumous ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Soul of the White Ant ⓘ |
| setting |
South African veld
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Transvaal ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Soul of the Ape Description of subject: The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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