the world as will
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The world as will is Arthur Schopenhauer’s metaphysical concept of a blind, striving, and irrational force underlying all phenomena and driving existence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the world as will canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17214727 — 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 as will Context triple: [The World as Representation, contrastedWith, the world as will]
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A.
This World
"This World" is a prominent musical track from the score of the science-fiction television series *Westworld*.
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B.
The World
The World is the name given to Arda, the fictional Earth-like planet created by J.R.R. Tolkien as the setting for Middle-earth and his wider legendarium.
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C.
The World
The World is a public radio news program that focuses on international news, culture, and global issues, produced in collaboration with major public media organizations.
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D.
The World
The World is a secret, high-tech artificial environment in Marvel Comics used by the Weapon Plus program to rapidly evolve and control superhuman experiments through accelerated time and reality manipulation.
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E.
The World
"The World" is a track by the Japanese rock band Nightmare, best known as the first opening theme for the anime series Death Note.
- 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 as will Target entity description: The world as will is Arthur Schopenhauer’s metaphysical concept of a blind, striving, and irrational force underlying all phenomena and driving existence.
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A.
This World
"This World" is a prominent musical track from the score of the science-fiction television series *Westworld*.
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B.
The World
The World is the name given to Arda, the fictional Earth-like planet created by J.R.R. Tolkien as the setting for Middle-earth and his wider legendarium.
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C.
The World
The World is a public radio news program that focuses on international news, culture, and global issues, produced in collaboration with major public media organizations.
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D.
The World
The World is a secret, high-tech artificial environment in Marvel Comics used by the Weapon Plus program to rapidly evolve and control superhuman experiments through accelerated time and reality manipulation.
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E.
The World
"The World" is a track by the Japanese rock band Nightmare, best known as the first opening theme for the anime series Death Note.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The World as Representation