Representative Men
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Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Representative Men canonical | 11 |
| Representative Men: Seven Lectures | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227759 — 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: Representative Men Context triple: [Ralph Waldo Emerson, notableWork, Representative Men]
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A.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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B.
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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C.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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D.
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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E.
Port-Royal Grammar
Port-Royal Grammar is a 17th-century rationalist treatise on universal grammar that sought to explain the underlying logical structure common to all human languages.
- 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: Representative Men Target entity description: Representative Men is a collection of biographical essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the character and influence of six great historical figures as models of human potential and leadership.
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A.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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B.
The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by philosopher John Stuart Mill that argues for legal and social equality between women and men, challenging the patriarchal norms of Victorian society.
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C.
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is Charles Darwin’s 1871 book that applies evolutionary theory to human origins and develops his influential theory of sexual selection.
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D.
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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E.
Port-Royal Grammar
Port-Royal Grammar is a 17th-century rationalist treatise on universal grammar that sought to explain the underlying logical structure common to all human languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered by Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1850 ⓘ |
| form | lecture series ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical essays
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philosophical essays ⓘ |
| hasEssayOn |
man of the world
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mystic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ skeptic ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
biographical criticism
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leadership studies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Goethe; or, the Writer
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Montaigne; or, the Skeptic ⓘ Napoleon; or, the Man of the World ⓘ Plato; or, the Philosopher ⓘ Shakespeare; or, the Poet ⓘ Swedenborg; or, the Mystic ⓘ De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ
surface form:
Uses of Great Men
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| includedIn | Ralph Waldo Emerson bibliography ⓘ |
| intendedAs |
examples of leadership
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models of human character ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying six historical figures as representative types of humanity ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publisher | Phillips, Sampson and Company ⓘ |
| subject |
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ Michel de Montaigne ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Plato ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| theme |
character
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great men ⓘ human potential ⓘ influence of individuals on history ⓘ leadership ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (13)
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this entity surface form:
Representative Men: Seven Lectures
this entity surface form:
Representative Men: Seven Lectures