Island
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Island is Aldous Huxley’s final novel, a utopian counterpart to Brave New World that portrays an idealized, spiritually enlightened society on the fictional island of Pala.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Island canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T849301 — 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: Island Context triple: [Aldous Huxley, notableWork, Island]
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Blake Island
Blake Island is a small island in Puget Sound, Washington, known today as a state park and historically as the birthplace of the Suquamish and Duwamish leader Chief Seattle.
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B.
Discovery Island
Discovery Island is the central hub area of Disney's Animal Kingdom, featuring lush landscaping, animal exhibits, and the iconic Tree of Life surrounded by shops, dining, and attractions.
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C.
Isla del Sol
Isla del Sol is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s portion of Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun and Inca civilization.
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D.
Windmill Island
Windmill Island is a Dutch-themed park and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan, best known for featuring the historic De Zwaan windmill along with gardens, canals, and cultural exhibits.
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E.
Snow Island
Snow Island is a remote, ice-covered island in Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands archipelago, known for its harsh polar climate and largely untouched environment.
- 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: Island Target entity description: Island is Aldous Huxley’s final novel, a utopian counterpart to Brave New World that portrays an idealized, spiritually enlightened society on the fictional island of Pala.
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A.
Blake Island
Blake Island is a small island in Puget Sound, Washington, known today as a state park and historically as the birthplace of the Suquamish and Duwamish leader Chief Seattle.
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B.
Discovery Island
Discovery Island is the central hub area of Disney's Animal Kingdom, featuring lush landscaping, animal exhibits, and the iconic Tree of Life surrounded by shops, dining, and attractions.
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C.
Isla del Sol
Isla del Sol is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s portion of Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun and Inca civilization.
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D.
Windmill Island
Windmill Island is a Dutch-themed park and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan, best known for featuring the historic De Zwaan windmill along with gardens, canals, and cultural exhibits.
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E.
Snow Island
Snow Island is a remote, ice-covered island in Antarctica’s South Shetland Islands archipelago, known for its harsh polar climate and largely untouched environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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utopian novel ⓘ |
| author | Aldous Huxley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | utopian counterpart to Brave New World ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
alternative social organization
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consciousness expansion ⓘ death and dying ⓘ non-violent resistance ⓘ population control ⓘ sexual ethics ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ utopian fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptation ⓘ |
| hasEnding | tragic invasion of Pala ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalContent | yes ⓘ |
| includesDrugMoksha | yes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist philosophy
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Hindu philosophy ⓘ Western humanism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Moksha-medicine
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integrated education ⓘ mindfulness practice ⓘ synthesis of Eastern and Western thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Will Farnaby ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, is shipwrecked on the island of Pala and encounters a spiritually enlightened, socially progressive society. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Brave New World ⓘ |
| relationToRelatedWork | utopian counterpart to Brave New World ⓘ |
| setting | Pala ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional island ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhism
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Eastern philosophy ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ communal living ⓘ critique of Western industrial society ⓘ education reform ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ psychedelic experience ⓘ spiritual enlightenment ⓘ tantra ⓘ |
| workNumberInAuthorOeuvre | final novel by Aldous Huxley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Island Description of subject: Island is Aldous Huxley’s final novel, a utopian counterpart to Brave New World that portrays an idealized, spiritually enlightened society on the fictional island of Pala.
Referenced by (3)
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