New Atlantis (island)
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New Atlantis (island) is the fictional utopian island in Francis Bacon’s philosophical work, envisioned as a model society governed by scientific inquiry and enlightened governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Atlantis (island) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6919317 — 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: New Atlantis (island) Context triple: [Salomon's House, locatedInFiction, New Atlantis (island)]
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A.
Apple Island
Apple Island is a small island located within Sitka Sound off the coast of Sitka in southeastern Alaska.
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B.
Flatland Island
Flatland Island is a small island located within Thunder Bay on the northern shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Millennium Island
Millennium Island is a remote coral atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, notable as one of the first places on Earth to experience each new day and year.
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D.
Deceit Island
Deceit Island is a remote, uninhabited island in southern Chile, located near Cape Horn in the stormy waters of the Drake Passage.
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E.
Portopia Island
Portopia Island is an artificial island in Kobe, Japan, known for its business districts, residential areas, and convention facilities developed as part of the city’s waterfront redevelopment.
- 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: New Atlantis (island) Target entity description: New Atlantis (island) is the fictional utopian island in Francis Bacon’s philosophical work, envisioned as a model society governed by scientific inquiry and enlightened governance.
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A.
Apple Island
Apple Island is a small island located within Sitka Sound off the coast of Sitka in southeastern Alaska.
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B.
Flatland Island
Flatland Island is a small island located within Thunder Bay on the northern shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Millennium Island
Millennium Island is a remote coral atoll in the Republic of Kiribati, notable as one of the first places on Earth to experience each new day and year.
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D.
Deceit Island
Deceit Island is a remote, uninhabited island in southern Chile, located near Cape Horn in the stormy waters of the Drake Passage.
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E.
Portopia Island
Portopia Island is an artificial island in Kobe, Japan, known for its business districts, residential areas, and convention facilities developed as part of the city’s waterfront redevelopment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional country
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fictional island ⓘ literary setting ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
empirical research
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relationship between science and society ⓘ utopian politics ⓘ |
| countryType | island nation ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| depictedAs | model society ⓘ |
| describedIn |
New Atlantis (book)
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linked to:
New Atlantis
|
| firstAppearanceIn |
New Atlantis (book)
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linked to:
New Atlantis
|
| genreContext | early modern utopian literature ⓘ |
| governedBy |
enlightened governance
ⓘ
scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPolicy | controlled dissemination of knowledge ⓘ |
| hasEconomyBasedOn |
knowledge production
ⓘ
technological innovation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced scientific laboratories
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isolation from rest of the world ⓘ organized research hierarchy ⓘ regulated contact with foreigners ⓘ strict moral code ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Salomon’s House
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linked to:
Salomon's House
|
| hasLanguage |
Greek (symbolically referenced)
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Hebrew (symbolically referenced) ⓘ Latin (symbolically referenced) ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | laws informed by natural philosophy ⓘ |
| hasMottoInSpirit | advancement of learning for public good ⓘ |
| hasOfficialReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasPurposeInWork |
to illustrate Bacon’s vision of experimental science
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to propose a blueprint for an ideal research institution ⓘ |
| hasReputationInText |
place of great learning
ⓘ
place of piety and charity ⓘ |
| hasSocialStructure | hierarchical but benevolent ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Platonic Atlantis ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Atlantis (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
New Atlantis
|
| relatedConcept |
Royal Society (as later historical parallel)
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linked to:
Royal Society
scientific utopianism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Utopia (island) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
fusion of faith and reason
ⓘ
ideal scientific community ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrativeDiscovery | age of European exploration ⓘ |
| visitedBy | European sailors in the narrative ⓘ |
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Subject: New Atlantis (island) Description of subject: New Atlantis (island) is the fictional utopian island in Francis Bacon’s philosophical work, envisioned as a model society governed by scientific inquiry and enlightened governance.
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