The World Within the World
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The World Within the World is a philosophical and scientific exploration by John D. Barrow that examines the nature of physical laws, mathematical reality, and the deep structure of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
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| The World Within the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7978188 — 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 World Within the World Context triple: [John D. Barrow, notableWork, The World Within the World]
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A.
Le Mystère de l’être
Le Mystère de l’être is a major philosophical work by Gabriel Marcel that explores themes of existence, being, and human subjectivity within the tradition of Christian existentialism.
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B.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
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C.
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a seminal short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores an elaborate fictional world and the blurred boundaries between reality, invention, and encyclopedic knowledge.
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D.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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E.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
- 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 World Within the World Target entity description: The World Within the World is a philosophical and scientific exploration by John D. Barrow that examines the nature of physical laws, mathematical reality, and the deep structure of the universe.
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A.
Le Mystère de l’être
Le Mystère de l’être is a major philosophical work by Gabriel Marcel that explores themes of existence, being, and human subjectivity within the tradition of Christian existentialism.
-
B.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
-
C.
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
"Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is a seminal short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores an elaborate fictional world and the blurred boundaries between reality, invention, and encyclopedic knowledge.
-
D.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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E.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy of science book ⓘ |
| author |
John D. Barrow
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John David Barrow ⓘ
linked to:
John D. Barrow
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decadeOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| explores |
anthropic considerations in cosmology
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concept of infinity in science ⓘ concept of mathematical universes ⓘ deep structure of the universe ⓘ limits of scientific explanation ⓘ nature of scientific laws ⓘ role of symmetry in physics ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
cosmologist
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mathematical physicist ⓘ science popularizer ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
philosophical analysis of science
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scientific realism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in science
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students of physics and philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
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history of scientific ideas ⓘ laws of physics ⓘ mathematical reality ⓘ nature of physical law ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ relationship between mathematics and physics ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of mathematical descriptions of nature
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interdisciplinary treatment of physics and philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The World Within the World Description of subject: The World Within the World is a philosophical and scientific exploration by John D. Barrow that examines the nature of physical laws, mathematical reality, and the deep structure of the universe.
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