The Futurological Congress
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The Futurological Congress is a satirical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that follows astronaut Ijon Tichy through a hallucinatory future society obsessed with psychotropic drugs and illusory utopias.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Futurological Congress canonical | 1 |
| futurological congress | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6937087 — 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: The Futurological Congress Context triple: [Stanisław Lem, notableWork, The Futurological Congress]
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A.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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B.
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow was the overarching futuristic vision and slogan of the 1939 New York World's Fair, showcasing optimistic ideas about technology, design, and modern living.
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C.
Futurist Manifesto
The Futurist Manifesto is a 1909 founding text of the Futurist movement that glorifies modernity, speed, technology, and violent rupture with the past in art and society.
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D.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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E.
A Hundred Years Hence
"A Hundred Years Hence" is a song featured within the collection known as Harrow Songs.
- 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: The Futurological Congress Target entity description: The Futurological Congress is a satirical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that follows astronaut Ijon Tichy through a hallucinatory future society obsessed with psychotropic drugs and illusory utopias.
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A.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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B.
The World of Tomorrow
The World of Tomorrow was the overarching futuristic vision and slogan of the 1939 New York World's Fair, showcasing optimistic ideas about technology, design, and modern living.
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C.
Futurist Manifesto
The Futurist Manifesto is a 1909 founding text of the Futurist movement that glorifies modernity, speed, technology, and violent rupture with the past in art and society.
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D.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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E.
A Hundred Years Hence
"A Hundred Years Hence" is a song featured within the collection known as Harrow Songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Stanisław Lem ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
critique of utopianism
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mass hallucination ⓘ pharmacological control of society ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ijon Tichy ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Ijon Tichy ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
absurdist
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satirical ⓘ speculative ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
consumer society
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drug culture ⓘ futurology ⓘ philosophy of reality ⓘ political satire ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
future society
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hallucination ⓘ illusory reality ⓘ manipulation of perception ⓘ psychotropic drugs ⓘ social criticism ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Polish science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ijon Tichy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kongres futurologiczny ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ijon Tichy series ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy
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Solaris ⓘ
linked to:
Solaris (novel)
The Cyberiad ⓘ |
| setting |
future society
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futurological congress ⓘ
linked to:
The Futurological Congress
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| workOf | Stanisław Lem ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Futurological Congress Description of subject: The Futurological Congress is a satirical science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem that follows astronaut Ijon Tichy through a hallucinatory future society obsessed with psychotropic drugs and illusory utopias.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Futurological Congress