Either/Or
E170483
Either/Or is a seminal philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the tension between aesthetic pleasure and ethical responsibility as competing ways of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Either/Or canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1495226 — 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: Either/Or Context triple: [Søren Kierkegaard, notableWork, Either/Or]
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Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of faith, ethics, and paradox through a meditation on the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
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B.
Über Sinn und Bedeutung
Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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C.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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D.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 1958 philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that analyzes the nature of human activities—labor, work, and action—and their place in modern political and social life.
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E.
The Gay Science
The Gay Science is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that explores themes such as the death of God, the affirmation of life, and the origins of moral values in a series of aphorisms and poetic reflections.
- 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: Either/Or Target entity description: Either/Or is a seminal philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the tension between aesthetic pleasure and ethical responsibility as competing ways of life.
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A.
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the nature of faith, ethics, and paradox through a meditation on the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
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B.
Über Sinn und Bedeutung
Über Sinn und Bedeutung is a seminal 1892 philosophical paper by Gottlob Frege that introduces the influential distinction between sense (Sinn) and reference (Bedeutung) in the philosophy of language and logic.
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C.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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D.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 1958 philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that analyzes the nature of human activities—labor, work, and action—and their place in modern political and social life.
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E.
The Gay Science
The Gay Science is a philosophical work by Friedrich Nietzsche that explores themes such as the death of God, the affirmation of life, and the origins of moral values in a series of aphorisms and poetic reflections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
boredom
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ethical choice ⓘ individual subjectivity ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| author | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
aesthetic pleasure
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ethical responsibility ⓘ tension between aesthetic and ethical modes of life ⓘ |
| containsSection | The Seducer’s Diary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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existential philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
epistolary writing
ⓘ
philosophical discourse ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialism
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Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karl Jaspers ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ
surface form:
G.W.F. Hegel
Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | Danish ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essay
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fictional narrative ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
aesthetic despair
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ethical commitment ⓘ primacy of individual choice ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Enten – Eller ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
aesthetic stage
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either–or choice ⓘ ethical stage ⓘ stages of life ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | existentialism ⓘ |
| pseudonymousAuthor |
A
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Judge William ⓘ Victor Eremita ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publisher | C.A. Reitzel ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fear and Trembling
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Stages on Life’s Way ⓘ The Concept of Anxiety ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume work ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Either/Or Description of subject: Either/Or is a seminal philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard that explores the tension between aesthetic pleasure and ethical responsibility as competing ways of life.
Referenced by (8)
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