The World, the Flesh and the Devil
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1929 speculative science and futurist essay by J. D. Bernal that explores humanity’s potential evolution, space colonization, and the social implications of advanced technology.
All labels observed (1)
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| The World, the Flesh and the Devil canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Flesh and the Devil Context triple: [John Desmond Bernal, notableWork, The World, the Flesh and the Devil]
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The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 post-apocalyptic science fiction film in which Gary Merrill co-stars alongside Harry Belafonte and Inger Stevens as survivors navigating a deserted, racially tense New York City.
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Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
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John Crow’s Devil
John Crow’s Devil is a dark, supernatural-infused debut novel by Marlon James that explores religious fanaticism, violence, and power struggles in a 1950s Jamaican village.
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D.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
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E.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The World, the Flesh and the Devil Target entity description: The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1929 speculative science and futurist essay by J. D. Bernal that explores humanity’s potential evolution, space colonization, and the social implications of advanced technology.
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A.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 post-apocalyptic science fiction film in which Gary Merrill co-stars alongside Harry Belafonte and Inger Stevens as survivors navigating a deserted, racially tense New York City.
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B.
Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil is a 1926 silent romantic drama film best known for starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert and for helping establish Garbo as a major Hollywood star.
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C.
John Crow’s Devil
John Crow’s Devil is a dark, supernatural-infused debut novel by Marlon James that explores religious fanaticism, violence, and power struggles in a 1950s Jamaican village.
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D.
The Soul’s Prison House
The Soul’s Prison House is a symbolist Pre-Raphaelite painting by Evelyn De Morgan that explores themes of spiritual confinement and the soul’s struggle for liberation from the material world.
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E.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay ⓘ futurist work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ speculative science work ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical issues of advanced technology
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relationship between science and society ⓘ social organization in a technologically advanced society ⓘ |
| author |
J. D. Bernal
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linked to:
John Desmond Bernal
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
futures studies
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history of science ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ |
| genre |
futurism
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science essay ⓘ speculative science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section "The Devil"
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section "The Flesh" ⓘ section "The World" ⓘ |
| influenced |
science fiction writers
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speculative space studies ⓘ transhumanist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
contemporary physics
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early 20th-century science ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
artificial environments in space
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collective intelligence ⓘ cybernetics and human enhancement ⓘ future of humanity ⓘ human evolution ⓘ social implications of advanced technology ⓘ space colonization ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early articulation of transhumanist ideas
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early vision of space colonization ⓘ integration of science, technology, and social theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
materialism
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scientific humanism ⓘ |
| proposes |
expansion of human life into space
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large-scale space habitats ⓘ technological modification of the human body ⓘ |
| publicationType | monograph ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | far future ⓘ |
| writtenBy | John Desmond Bernal ⓘ |
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