On Suicide
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"On Suicide" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he examines the moral, religious, and metaphysical implications of suicide, challenging traditional condemnations of the act.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Suicide canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17214834 — 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: On Suicide Context triple: [Parerga, hasNotableEssay, On Suicide]
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A.
Suicide as a Sort of Present
"Suicide as a Sort of Present" is a short story by David Foster Wallace, featured in his collection *Girl with Curious Hair*, that explores themes of self-destruction, alienation, and the search for meaning through Wallace’s characteristically dense, ironic prose.
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B.
Anatomy of a Suicide
Anatomy of a Suicide is an experimental, time-shifting play by British playwright Alice Birch that interweaves the lives of three generations of women to explore inherited trauma, mental illness, and family legacy.
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C.
Life After Suicide
Life After Suicide is a memoir by physician and TV medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that chronicles her personal journey through grief and healing following her ex-husband’s death by suicide.
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D.
Spectators of Suicide
"Spectators of Suicide" is a song by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, featured on their debut album *Generation Terrorists*.
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E.
World Wide Suicide
"World Wide Suicide" is a politically charged rock song by American band Pearl Jam, released in 2006 and widely recognized for its critique of the Iraq War.
- 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: On Suicide Target entity description: "On Suicide" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he examines the moral, religious, and metaphysical implications of suicide, challenging traditional condemnations of the act.
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A.
Suicide as a Sort of Present
"Suicide as a Sort of Present" is a short story by David Foster Wallace, featured in his collection *Girl with Curious Hair*, that explores themes of self-destruction, alienation, and the search for meaning through Wallace’s characteristically dense, ironic prose.
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B.
Anatomy of a Suicide
Anatomy of a Suicide is an experimental, time-shifting play by British playwright Alice Birch that interweaves the lives of three generations of women to explore inherited trauma, mental illness, and family legacy.
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C.
Life After Suicide
Life After Suicide is a memoir by physician and TV medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that chronicles her personal journey through grief and healing following her ex-husband’s death by suicide.
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D.
Spectators of Suicide
"Spectators of Suicide" is a song by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, featured on their debut album *Generation Terrorists*.
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E.
World Wide Suicide
"World Wide Suicide" is a politically charged rock song by American band Pearl Jam, released in 2006 and widely recognized for its critique of the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.