The Stoic
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"The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Stoic canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3249522 — 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: The Stoic Context triple: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, The Stoic]
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A.
Epictetus
Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.
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Musonius Rufus
Musonius Rufus was a 1st-century Roman Stoic philosopher and teacher, renowned for his practical ethics and for mentoring Epictetus.
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C.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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Persaeus of Citium
Persaeus of Citium was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher and close associate of Zeno of Citium, known for helping develop and disseminate early Stoic thought.
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E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- 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: The Stoic Target entity description: "The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
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A.
Epictetus
Epictetus was a Greek-born Stoic philosopher and former slave whose teachings on inner freedom, virtue, and rational self-mastery profoundly shaped later Stoic thought and Western philosophy.
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B.
Musonius Rufus
Musonius Rufus was a 1st-century Roman Stoic philosopher and teacher, renowned for his practical ethics and for mentoring Epictetus.
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C.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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D.
Persaeus of Citium
Persaeus of Citium was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher and close associate of Zeno of Citium, known for helping develop and disseminate early Stoic thought.
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E.
Epicurus
Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a school of thought that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of modest pleasures, tranquility, and freedom from fear through rational understanding of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Theodore Dreiser ⓘ |
| concludes | Trilogy of Desire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
ruthless financial speculation
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social climbing and high society ⓘ |
| follows | The Titan ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of manners
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realist novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aileen Butler
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Berenice Fleming ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American naturalism
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realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank Cowperwood ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Trilogy of Desire ⓘ |
| prequel | The Titan ⓘ |
| protagonist | Frank Cowperwood ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous publication ⓘ |
| publicationType | posthumously published novel ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | third novel in the Trilogy of Desire ⓘ |
| setting |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition and greed
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capitalism and finance ⓘ ethics in business ⓘ moral decline ⓘ rise and fall of a financier ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Stoic Description of subject: "The Stoic" is a posthumously published novel by American author Theodore Dreiser that concludes his Trilogy of Desire, following the rise and moral decline of a ruthless financier.
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