Meeting of Minds
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Meeting of Minds is a television series created and hosted by Steve Allen in which actors portray historical figures engaging in scripted roundtable discussions about philosophy, politics, and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meeting of Minds canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3032425 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meeting of Minds Context triple: [Steve Allen, notableWork, Meeting of Minds]
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A.
Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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B.
Modus Vivendi
Modus Vivendi is the 2020 debut studio album by American artist 070 Shake, blending alternative hip-hop, electronic, and experimental sounds with introspective themes.
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C.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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D.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meeting of Minds Target entity description: Meeting of Minds is a television series created and hosted by Steve Allen in which actors portray historical figures engaging in scripted roundtable discussions about philosophy, politics, and culture.
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A.
Other Minds
Other Minds is a philosophical work by J. L. Austin that examines how we talk about and justify knowledge of other people's mental states.
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B.
Modus Vivendi
Modus Vivendi is the 2020 debut studio album by American artist 070 Shake, blending alternative hip-hop, electronic, and experimental sounds with introspective themes.
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C.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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D.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
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E.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| aimsTo | present intellectual debates in accessible form ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of imaginary conversations among historical figures ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | public television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Steve Allen ⓘ |
| developedBy | Steve Allen ⓘ |
| discusses |
ethical issues
ⓘ
religious questions ⓘ scientific ideas ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| features | actors portraying historical figures ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1977 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | PBS ⓘ |
| format | scripted roundtable discussion ⓘ |
| genre |
educational television series
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ talk show ⓘ |
| hasFormatCharacteristic | scripted dialogue based on historical writings ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | moderator of discussions ⓘ |
| hasScriptType | dramatic reenactment of historical viewpoints ⓘ |
| host | Steve Allen ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1981 ⓘ |
| mediaType | television ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalFiguresPortrayed |
Charles Darwin
ⓘ
Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra
Galileo Galilei ⓘ Joan of Arc ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Marie Antoinette ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Socrates ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | syndicated series on public television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| portrays | historical figures from different eras together ⓘ |
| productionCompany | KCET ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
culture
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience interested in history and ideas ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | roundtable discussion among historical figures ⓘ |
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Subject: Meeting of Minds Description of subject: Meeting of Minds is a television series created and hosted by Steve Allen in which actors portray historical figures engaging in scripted roundtable discussions about philosophy, politics, and culture.
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