Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment
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"Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment" is a non-fiction book by philosopher Sissela Bok that critically examines society’s fascination with violent entertainment and its ethical and social consequences.
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| Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17229997 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment Context triple: [Sissela Bok, notableWork, Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment]
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A.
Violent Delights
"Violent Delights" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO science-fiction series Westworld, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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B.
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography is a 1978 feminist critical study in which Angela Carter reinterprets the writings of the Marquis de Sade to explore the politics of sexuality, power, and pornography.
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C.
The Violence
"The Violence" is a song by the American rock band Wolves at the Gate, known for its intense post-hardcore sound and spiritually themed lyrics.
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D.
Reflections on Violence
Reflections on Violence is a 1908 political and social theory work by Georges Sorel that analyzes the role of myth and revolutionary violence in class struggle and syndicalism.
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E.
Sound of Violence
Sound of Violence is a 2021 horror-thriller film that blends slasher and psychological elements, following a traumatized young woman who discovers she experiences synesthetic euphoria from sounds created through acts of violence.
- 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: Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment Target entity description: "Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment" is a non-fiction book by philosopher Sissela Bok that critically examines society’s fascination with violent entertainment and its ethical and social consequences.
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A.
Violent Delights
"Violent Delights" is a track from the Season 1 soundtrack of the HBO science-fiction series Westworld, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
-
B.
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography
The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography is a 1978 feminist critical study in which Angela Carter reinterprets the writings of the Marquis de Sade to explore the politics of sexuality, power, and pornography.
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C.
The Violence
"The Violence" is a song by the American rock band Wolves at the Gate, known for its intense post-hardcore sound and spiritually themed lyrics.
-
D.
Reflections on Violence
Reflections on Violence is a 1908 political and social theory work by Georges Sorel that analyzes the role of myth and revolutionary violence in class struggle and syndicalism.
-
E.
Sound of Violence
Sound of Violence is a 2021 horror-thriller film that blends slasher and psychological elements, following a traumatized young woman who discovers she experiences synesthetic euphoria from sounds created through acts of violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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