Realms of Being
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Realms of Being is a major philosophical work by George Santayana that systematically explores his realist metaphysics through a fourfold scheme of essence, matter, truth, and spirit.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Realms of Being | 3 |
| Realms of Being canonical | 1 |
| The Realm of Spirit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Realms of Being Context triple: [George Santayana, notableWork, Realms of Being]
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A.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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B.
World of Emanation
World of Emanation is the highest of the four primary Kabbalistic worlds, representing the realm of pure divine light and closest proximity to the Infinite.
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C.
Living with the Gods
Living with the Gods is a cultural history book (and related BBC radio series) by Neil MacGregor that explores how religious beliefs and rituals have shaped human societies across time and place.
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D.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
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E.
Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
- 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: Realms of Being Target entity description: Realms of Being is a major philosophical work by George Santayana that systematically explores his realist metaphysics through a fourfold scheme of essence, matter, truth, and spirit.
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A.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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B.
World of Emanation
World of Emanation is the highest of the four primary Kabbalistic worlds, representing the realm of pure divine light and closest proximity to the Infinite.
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C.
Living with the Gods
Living with the Gods is a cultural history book (and related BBC radio series) by Neil MacGregor that explores how religious beliefs and rituals have shaped human societies across time and place.
-
D.
The World Unseen
The World Unseen is a 2007 period drama film set in 1950s apartheid-era South Africa that explores forbidden love and social oppression within the Indian South African community.
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E.
Nine Worlds
Nine Worlds are the interconnected realms of existence in Norse mythology, encompassing the domains of gods, humans, giants, and other beings within the world-tree Yggdrasil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | George Santayana ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes | fourfold scheme of essence, matter, truth, and spirit ⓘ |
| explores |
nature of truth
ⓘ
relation between essence and existence ⓘ relation between matter and spirit ⓘ structure of reality ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysics
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Realm of Essence
ⓘ
The Realm of Matter ⓘ The Realm of Spirit ⓘ
linked to:
Realms of Being
The Realm of Truth ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalConcept |
essence as realm of pure possibilities
ⓘ
matter as independent physical reality ⓘ spirit as awareness of essences ⓘ truth as correspondence between essence and existence ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered Santayana's magnum opus by many scholars ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic philosophy
ⓘ
American philosophy ⓘ realist metaphysics ⓘ |
| isPartOf | George Santayana's metaphysical system ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
essence
ⓘ
matter ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ realism ⓘ spirit ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fourfold ontological classification
ⓘ
systematic exposition of Santayana's mature metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosopherDiscussed | George Santayana ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | critical realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
naturalism
ⓘ
linked to:
Naturalism
realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
independence of essences from existence
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material basis of experience ⓘ objective character of truth ⓘ realms as distinct orders of being ⓘ spirit as consciousness ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Scepticism and Animal Faith
ⓘ
The Life of Reason ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed |
classical metaphysics
ⓘ
modern philosophy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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