Nueva refutación del tiempo
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"Nueva refutación del tiempo" is an influential philosophical essay by Jorge Luis Borges that questions the reality of time through paradoxes, metaphysical argument, and literary references.
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| Nueva refutación del tiempo canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nueva refutación del tiempo Context triple: [Otras inquisiciones, hasPart, Nueva refutación del tiempo]
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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C.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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D.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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E.
The Creation of Time
The Creation of Time is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, philosophical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Nueva refutación del tiempo Target entity description: "Nueva refutación del tiempo" is an influential philosophical essay by Jorge Luis Borges that questions the reality of time through paradoxes, metaphysical argument, and literary references.
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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C.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
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D.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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E.
The Creation of Time
The Creation of Time is a sculptural work by American artist Frederick Hart, reflecting his characteristic blend of figurative realism and spiritual, philosophical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical essay ⓘ |
| author | Jorge Luis Borges ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argentina ⓘ |
| field |
literary criticism
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metaphysics of time ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first essay version
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second essay version ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered one of Borges's most important philosophical texts ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Nueva refutación del tiempo ⓘ |
| includedIn | Borges's non-fiction works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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David Hume ⓘ George Berkeley ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Henri Bergson ⓘ ancient and classical metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
concise
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erudite ⓘ paradoxical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of the reality of time
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idealism ⓘ identity and change ⓘ metaphysical paradoxes ⓘ nature of temporal succession ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
denial of homogeneous, continuous time
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paradox of personal identity over time ⓘ time as a mental construction ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
idealism
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skepticism about time ⓘ |
| publicationIn | Otras inquisiciones ⓘ |
| publicationType | book chapter ⓘ |
| questionedConcept |
continuity of personal identity in time
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objective existence of temporal succession ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ficciones
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Historia de la eternidad ⓘ
linked to:
The History of Eternity
Otras inquisiciones ⓘ |
| structure | two related essays with revisions ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
literary allusion
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logical analysis ⓘ metaphysical argument ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
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