On Practice
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"On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Practice canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T87464 — 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: On Practice Context triple: [Mao Zedong, notableWork, On Practice]
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A.
The Palestra
The Palestra is a historic college basketball arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the most storied and frequently used venues in the sport.
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B.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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C.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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D.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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E.
Come to the Stable
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- 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: On Practice Target entity description: "On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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A.
The Palestra
The Palestra is a historic college basketball arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the most storied and frequently used venues in the sport.
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B.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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C.
The City That Works
"The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
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D.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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E.
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy-drama film about two French nuns trying to build a children's hospital in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work by Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| argues |
knowledge originates from social practice
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practice is the criterion of truth ⓘ theory must be derived from practice ⓘ theory must be verified in practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Communist Party
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Chinese Revolution ⓘ Yan'an period ⓘ
linked to:
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region
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| author | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | party study material ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| critiques |
dogmatism
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empiricism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
primacy of practice in knowledge
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role of practical experience in forming ideas ⓘ testing truth through practice ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Chinese revolutionary war period ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
communism
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revolutionary Marxism ⓘ |
| includedIn | Selected Works of Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Communist ideological education
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Chinese Marxist philosophy ⓘ Maoist epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Joseph Stalin ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
from the masses, to the masses
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process of cognition from practice to knowledge and back to practice ⓘ unity of theory and practice ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Marxist theory of knowledge
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dialectical materialism ⓘ epistemology ⓘ relationship between theory and practice ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
materialist epistemology
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theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Maoism
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Marxism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On Contradiction ⓘ |
| states |
perceptual knowledge develops into rational knowledge
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rational knowledge must return to practice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cadre training in Maoist China
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political education in the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On Practice Description of subject: "On Practice" is a philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that expounds a Marxist theory of knowledge, emphasizing the primacy of practical experience in the formation and testing of ideas.
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