Utopia
E163578
Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Utopia canonical | 4 |
| Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435726 — 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: Utopia Context triple: [English Renaissance, hasNotableWork, Utopia]
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A.
Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
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B.
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
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C.
New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz is a purpose-built city in Equatorial Guinea intended to serve as the country’s future administrative and political capital.
- 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: Utopia Target entity description: Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.
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A.
Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
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B.
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
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C.
New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
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D.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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E.
Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz is a purpose-built city in Equatorial Guinea intended to serve as the country’s future administrative and political capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance humanist literature
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book ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ socio-political satire ⓘ |
| author | Thomas More ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
foundational work of utopian literature
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major work of Renaissance political thought ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 16th century ⓘ |
| coinageOfTerm | "utopia" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Peter Giles ⓘ |
| depicts | idealized fictional island society ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Raphael Hythloday
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Thomas More ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas More (as character)
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| firstPublishedIn | Leuven ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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political satire ⓘ social science fiction precursor ⓘ |
| influenced |
communitarian political theory
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later political philosophy ⓘ socialist thought ⓘ utopian literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato's Republic
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classical political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of European politics
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ideal commonwealth ⓘ property and communal ownership ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ social and economic organization ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fictional travel account ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Utopia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia
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| philosophicalTradition | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1516 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dirk Martens ⓘ |
| setting | fictional island of Utopia ⓘ |
| structure | two-book work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
education and labor
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ideal state ⓘ laws and institutions ⓘ religion and ethics ⓘ war and diplomacy ⓘ |
| termEtymology |
Greek eu-topos (good place)
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Greek ou-topos (no place) ⓘ |
| title | Utopia self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Utopia Description of subject: Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia