Social Worlds of Knowledge
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Social Worlds of Knowledge is a scholarly work by archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe that explores how human societies develop, organize, and transmit knowledge within their cultural and historical contexts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Social Worlds of Knowledge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5606767 — 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: Social Worlds of Knowledge Context triple: [Vere Gordon Childe, notableWork, Social Worlds of Knowledge]
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A.
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.
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B.
Reality as Social Process
Reality as Social Process is a major philosophical work by Charles Hartshorne that develops a process-oriented, relational view of reality within the tradition of process theology and metaphysics.
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Knowledge and Human Interests
Knowledge and Human Interests is a seminal 1968 work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how different human interests shape the forms and purposes of knowledge.
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D.
The Social Function of Science
The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
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E.
Ways of Worldmaking
Ways of Worldmaking is a philosophical book by Nelson Goodman that explores how humans construct multiple versions of reality through symbols, language, and representation.
- 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: Social Worlds of Knowledge Target entity description: Social Worlds of Knowledge is a scholarly work by archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe that explores how human societies develop, organize, and transmit knowledge within their cultural and historical contexts.
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A.
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society is a foundational work in science and technology studies that examines how scientific facts and technological artifacts are socially constructed through networks of people, practices, and institutions.
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B.
Reality as Social Process
Reality as Social Process is a major philosophical work by Charles Hartshorne that develops a process-oriented, relational view of reality within the tradition of process theology and metaphysics.
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C.
Knowledge and Human Interests
Knowledge and Human Interests is a seminal 1968 work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how different human interests shape the forms and purposes of knowledge.
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D.
The Social Function of Science
The Social Function of Science is a seminal 1939 work by J. D. Bernal that analyzes the role of scientific research in society, economics, and politics and argues for its planned, socially responsible organization.
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E.
Ways of Worldmaking
Ways of Worldmaking is a philosophical book by Nelson Goodman that explores how humans construct multiple versions of reality through symbols, language, and representation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| addresses |
historical change in knowledge systems
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relationship between knowledge and culture ⓘ relationship between knowledge and social organization ⓘ |
| author | Vere Gordon Childe ⓘ |
| examines |
how societies create knowledge
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how societies structure knowledge ⓘ how societies transmit knowledge ⓘ |
| field |
archaeology
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history of ideas ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural contexts of knowledge
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historical contexts of knowledge ⓘ social dimensions of knowledge ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
archaeological perspective on knowledge
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historical perspective on knowledge ⓘ sociological perspective on knowledge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
development of knowledge in human societies
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organization of knowledge in cultural contexts ⓘ transmission of knowledge across generations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vere Gordon Childe
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social history of knowledge ⓘ theory of knowledge in archaeology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Social Worlds of Knowledge Description of subject: Social Worlds of Knowledge is a scholarly work by archaeologist Vere Gordon Childe that explores how human societies develop, organize, and transmit knowledge within their cultural and historical contexts.
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