Thoughts
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"Thoughts" is a philosophical work by Stephen Yablo that explores the nature of thought, content, and representation in the philosophy of mind and language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thoughts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3390197 — 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: Thoughts Context triple: [Stephen Yablo, notableWork, Thoughts]
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A.
Reflections
Reflections is a section of Don DeLillo’s experimental novel "Ratner’s Star," which explores abstract mathematical and philosophical themes through fragmented, introspective narrative.
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B.
Reflections
"Reflections" is a 1967 hit soul and pop single by The Supremes that marked their transition into a more psychedelic sound.
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C.
Life Thoughts
Life Thoughts is a collection of inspirational reflections and moral aphorisms by American clergyman and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher.
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D.
Night-Thoughts
Night-Thoughts is a long, meditative 18th-century poem by Edward Young that reflects on death, immortality, and human suffering in a somber, philosophical tone.
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E.
Raw Thought
Raw Thought is the personal blog of programmer and activist Aaron Swartz, where he wrote essays on technology, politics, culture, and open access.
- 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: Thoughts Target entity description: "Thoughts" is a philosophical work by Stephen Yablo that explores the nature of thought, content, and representation in the philosophy of mind and language.
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A.
Reflections
Reflections is a section of Don DeLillo’s experimental novel "Ratner’s Star," which explores abstract mathematical and philosophical themes through fragmented, introspective narrative.
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B.
Reflections
"Reflections" is a 1967 hit soul and pop single by The Supremes that marked their transition into a more psychedelic sound.
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C.
Life Thoughts
Life Thoughts is a collection of inspirational reflections and moral aphorisms by American clergyman and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher.
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D.
Night-Thoughts
Night-Thoughts is a long, meditative 18th-century poem by Edward Young that reflects on death, immortality, and human suffering in a somber, philosophical tone.
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E.
Raw Thought
Raw Thought is the personal blog of programmer and activist Aaron Swartz, where he wrote essays on technology, politics, culture, and open access.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Yablo ⓘ |
| authorAffiliation |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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New York University ⓘ |
| explores |
nature of content
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nature of representation ⓘ nature of thought ⓘ |
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession | philosopher ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
philosophy of language
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
analytic philosophy
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition | analytic tradition ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea | mind and language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aboutness
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content ⓘ intentionality ⓘ mental representation ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ thought ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thoughts Description of subject: "Thoughts" is a philosophical work by Stephen Yablo that explores the nature of thought, content, and representation in the philosophy of mind and language.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.