Substance and Shadow
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"Substance and Shadow" is a philosophical work by Henry James Sr. that explores religious, moral, and metaphysical questions from a Swedenborgian and transcendentalist perspective.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Substance and Shadow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2285706 — 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: Substance and Shadow Context triple: [Henry James Sr., notableWork, Substance and Shadow]
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A.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
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B.
Shadows and Light
"Shadows and Light" is a 1980 live album and concert film by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing jazz-infused performances with an all-star band.
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C.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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D.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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E.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows is a novel by Isabel Allende that blends romance and political drama to explore love, memory, and resistance under a repressive Latin American dictatorship.
- 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: Substance and Shadow Target entity description: "Substance and Shadow" is a philosophical work by Henry James Sr. that explores religious, moral, and metaphysical questions from a Swedenborgian and transcendentalist perspective.
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A.
Light and Shadow
"Light and Shadow" is a track from Vangelis’s epic orchestral and electronic score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its atmospheric and cinematic sound.
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B.
Shadows and Light
"Shadows and Light" is a 1980 live album and concert film by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing jazz-infused performances with an all-star band.
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C.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux is a Latin motto meaning "After darkness, light," historically associated with the Protestant Reformation and symbolizing spiritual renewal and enlightenment.
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D.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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E.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows is a novel by Isabel Allende that blends romance and political drama to explore love, memory, and resistance under a repressive Latin American dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Henry James Sr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Henry James Sr. ⓘ |
| explores |
metaphysical questions
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moral questions ⓘ religious questions ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysics
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Swedenborgian perspective
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transcendentalist perspective ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American transcendentalism
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Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
metaphysics
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morality ⓘ religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableWork | Substance and Shadow self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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religious writer ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Swedenborgianism
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Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
divine-human relationship
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moral order ⓘ relationship between substance and appearance ⓘ spiritual reality ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Henry James Sr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Substance and Shadow Description of subject: "Substance and Shadow" is a philosophical work by Henry James Sr. that explores religious, moral, and metaphysical questions from a Swedenborgian and transcendentalist perspective.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry James Sr.