Maxims and Arrows
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Maxims and Arrows is a brief, aphoristic section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s *Twilight of the Idols* that presents sharp, condensed reflections on morality, culture, and philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxims and Arrows canonical | 1 |
| Sprüche und Pfeile | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxims and Arrows Context triple: [Twilight of the Idols, containsSection, Maxims and Arrows]
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A.
Ride My Arrow
"Ride My Arrow" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2013 album *Dream River*, known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
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B.
I Shot an Arrow into the Air
"I Shot an Arrow into the Air" is a 1960 episode of the science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone that follows stranded astronauts whose desperate struggle for survival leads to a dark twist about their true location.
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C.
Arrow in the Dust
Arrow in the Dust is a 1954 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a cavalry deserter who assumes a dead officer’s identity to lead a wagon train through hostile territory.
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D.
Black Arrows
Black Arrows was the famous aerobatic display team of No. 111 Squadron RAF, renowned for its precision jet formation flying during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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E.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
- 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: Maxims and Arrows Target entity description: Maxims and Arrows is a brief, aphoristic section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s *Twilight of the Idols* that presents sharp, condensed reflections on morality, culture, and philosophy.
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A.
Ride My Arrow
"Ride My Arrow" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2013 album *Dream River*, known for its sparse instrumentation and reflective, narrative lyrics.
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B.
I Shot an Arrow into the Air
"I Shot an Arrow into the Air" is a 1960 episode of the science-fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone that follows stranded astronauts whose desperate struggle for survival leads to a dark twist about their true location.
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C.
Arrow in the Dust
Arrow in the Dust is a 1954 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a cavalry deserter who assumes a dead officer’s identity to lead a wagon train through hostile territory.
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D.
Black Arrows
Black Arrows was the famous aerobatic display team of No. 111 Squadron RAF, renowned for its precision jet formation flying during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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E.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aphoristic text
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philosophical work section ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
aphorism
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual numbered aphorisms ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century continental philosophy
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existentialist thinkers ⓘ post-structuralist thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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European moral tradition ⓘ Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short aphorisms ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Christianity
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critique of traditional values ⓘ culture ⓘ morality ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology of morality ⓘ revaluation of values ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compressed formulation of Nietzsche’s late ideas
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radical critique of morality ⓘ use of epigrammatic style ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Maxims and Arrows
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sprüche und Pfeile
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| partOf | Twilight of the Idols ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
critique of metaphysics
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noble vs. slave morality ⓘ perspectival truth ⓘ will to power ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement |
existentialism precursor
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nihilism critique ⓘ perspectivism ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening section of Twilight of the Idols ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Beyond Good and Evil
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The Gay Science ⓘ Thus Spoke Zarathustra ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
brief
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condensed ⓘ fragmentary ⓘ ironic ⓘ polemical ⓘ |
| targetOfCritique |
Christian morality
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German culture of the 19th century ⓘ philosophical dogmatism ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn |
Twilight of the Idols
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surface form:
Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer
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Sprüche und Pfeile