Can Such Things Be?
E1104285
UNEXPLORED
"Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of macabre and supernatural short stories by American writer Ambrose Bierce, showcasing his dark humor and cynical view of human nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can Such Things Be? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14530326 — 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: Can Such Things Be? Context triple: [Ambrose Bierce, notableWork, Can Such Things Be?]
-
A.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
-
B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
-
C.
On What There Is
"On What There Is" is a seminal 1948 philosophical paper by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues that a theory’s commitments to what exists are revealed by the bound variables in its quantificational logic.
-
D.
Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think
"Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think" is a short story by David Foster Wallace included in his essay collection *Consider the Lobster*.
-
E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- 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: Can Such Things Be? Target entity description: "Can Such Things Be?" is a collection of macabre and supernatural short stories by American writer Ambrose Bierce, showcasing his dark humor and cynical view of human nature.
-
A.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
-
B.
The Way Things Are
"The Way Things Are" is a track from Fiona Apple's album *When the Pawn...*, showcasing her introspective lyrics and distinctive piano-driven alternative style.
-
C.
On What There Is
"On What There Is" is a seminal 1948 philosophical paper by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues that a theory’s commitments to what exists are revealed by the bound variables in its quantificational logic.
-
D.
Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think
"Certainly the End of Something or Other, One Would Sort of Have to Think" is a short story by David Foster Wallace included in his essay collection *Consider the Lobster*.
-
E.
Reflections on Things at Hand
Reflections on Things at Hand is a classic Neo-Confucian anthology of philosophical writings and commentaries, traditionally attributed to Zhu Xi and his collaborators, that systematizes moral and metaphysical teachings for scholarly self-cultivation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.