The New Humanist
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The New Humanist was a mid-20th-century American magazine associated with secular humanism and progressive thought, known for publishing the original Humanist Manifesto.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The New Humanist canonical | 1 |
| The New Humanist magazine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7273539 — 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 New Humanist Context triple: [Humanist Manifesto I, publishedBy, The New Humanist]
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A.
The Humanist
The Humanist is a bi-monthly magazine that explores humanist philosophy, ethics, social justice, and secular issues from a nonreligious perspective.
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B.
The University Bookman
The University Bookman is a long-running conservative literary and cultural journal known for its book reviews and essays on politics, tradition, and society.
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C.
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine is a long-running American monthly magazine known for its literary fiction, essays, and commentary on culture, politics, and society.
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D.
Letter on Humanism
Letter on Humanism is a 1947 philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger in which he critiques traditional humanism and elaborates his later thinking on Being, language, and the essence of humanity.
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E.
The Fortnightly Review
The Fortnightly Review was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, criticism, and essays by leading Victorian writers.
- 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 New Humanist Target entity description: The New Humanist was a mid-20th-century American magazine associated with secular humanism and progressive thought, known for publishing the original Humanist Manifesto.
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A.
The Humanist
The Humanist is a bi-monthly magazine that explores humanist philosophy, ethics, social justice, and secular issues from a nonreligious perspective.
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B.
The University Bookman
The University Bookman is a long-running conservative literary and cultural journal known for its book reviews and essays on politics, tradition, and society.
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C.
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine is a long-running American monthly magazine known for its literary fiction, essays, and commentary on culture, politics, and society.
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D.
Letter on Humanism
Letter on Humanism is a 1947 philosophical essay by Martin Heidegger in which he critiques traditional humanism and elaborates his later thinking on Being, language, and the essence of humanity.
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E.
The Fortnightly Review
The Fortnightly Review was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, criticism, and essays by leading Victorian writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magazine
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periodical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
progressive thought
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secular humanism ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| editorialStance |
critical of traditional religion
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supportive of church–state separation ⓘ supportive of scientific naturalism ⓘ |
| genre |
freethought magazine
ⓘ
humanist magazine ⓘ philosophy magazine ⓘ |
| hasDocument |
Humanist Manifesto
ⓘ
linked to:
Humanist Manifesto I
|
| ideology |
humanism
ⓘ
progressivism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| movement |
American humanist movement
ⓘ
secular humanist movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | publishing the original Humanist Manifesto ⓘ |
| orientation |
non-religious
ⓘ
non-theistic ⓘ pro-science ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| roleInMovement | platform for early secular humanist ideas in the United States ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
ⓘ
philosophy of humanism ⓘ politics ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Humanist Description of subject: The New Humanist was a mid-20th-century American magazine associated with secular humanism and progressive thought, known for publishing the original Humanist Manifesto.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The New Humanist