The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16044 — 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 Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Context triple: [Charles Darwin, notableWork, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals]
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A.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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B.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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C.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
- 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 Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Target entity description: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
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A.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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B.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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C.
The Dragons of Eden
The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| argues |
emotional expressions are biologically rooted
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emotional expressions have adaptive value ⓘ human and animal expressions share common evolutionary origins ⓘ many emotional expressions are universal across human cultures ⓘ |
| author | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| claims | some expressions are inherited rather than learned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
expressions in infants
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expressions in non-human mammals ⓘ expressions in primates ⓘ facial muscles involved in expression ⓘ gestures associated with emotions ⓘ vocal expressions of emotion ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
animal emotions
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human emotions ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary biology literature
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psychology literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
second edition
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third edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates about universality of emotion
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development of facial coding systems ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | photographs by Oscar Rejlander ⓘ |
| influenced |
affective science
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ethology ⓘ psychology ⓘ research on universal facial expressions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Darwin's evolutionary writings ⓘ |
| proposes | evolutionary basis of emotional expression ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1872 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On the Origin of Species
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex ⓘ |
| subject |
animal behavior
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comparative psychology ⓘ emotion ⓘ ethology ⓘ evolution ⓘ facial expression ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
continuity between humans and animals
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evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
comparative observation of humans and animals
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photographic illustration of expressions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Description of subject: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is Charles Darwin’s influential 1872 work that explores how human and animal emotional expressions evolved and are biologically rooted.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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Charles Darwin's later scientific works
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includesWork
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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early infant observation by Charles Darwin
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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subject surface form:
Early infant observation by Charles Darwin