Hyakuichi Shinron
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Hyakuichi Shinron is a major philosophical work by Japanese thinker Nishi Amane that helped introduce and systematize Western philosophy and logic in modern Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hyakuichi Shinron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3645763 — 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: Hyakuichi Shinron Context triple: [Nishi Amane, notableWork, Hyakuichi Shinron]
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A.
Den Kenjirō
Den Kenjirō was a Japanese statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Hagoita-ichi
Hagoita-ichi is a traditional year-end fair in Tokyo known for its decorative wooden paddles sold as good-luck charms, especially around the Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa.
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C.
Hozuki-ichi
Hozuki-ichi is a traditional summer fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for its stalls selling bright orange hōzuki (ground cherry) plants and its association with visits to Senso-ji Temple.
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D.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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E.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
- 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: Hyakuichi Shinron Target entity description: Hyakuichi Shinron is a major philosophical work by Japanese thinker Nishi Amane that helped introduce and systematize Western philosophy and logic in modern Japan.
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A.
Den Kenjirō
Den Kenjirō was a Japanese statesman and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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B.
Hagoita-ichi
Hagoita-ichi is a traditional year-end fair in Tokyo known for its decorative wooden paddles sold as good-luck charms, especially around the Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa.
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C.
Hozuki-ichi
Hozuki-ichi is a traditional summer fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, known for its stalls selling bright orange hōzuki (ground cherry) plants and its association with visits to Senso-ji Temple.
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D.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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E.
Hyakutake Yuji
Hyakutake Yuji is a Japanese amateur astronomer best known for discovering Comet Hyakutake, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
intellectual history of modern Japan ⓘ |
| author | Nishi Amane ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
modernization of Japanese philosophy
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reception of Western thought in Meiji-era Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | major philosophical work ⓘ |
| field |
history of philosophy in Japan
ⓘ
philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNameInKanji | 西周 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
legal scholar
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philosopher ⓘ |
| hasRole |
introduction of Western philosophy in Japan
ⓘ
systematization of Western logic in Japan ⓘ systematization of Western philosophy in Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western logic
ⓘ
Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Western philosophy
ⓘ
logic ⓘ |
| movement | modern Japanese philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic presentation of Western logic in Japanese
ⓘ
early systematic presentation of Western philosophy in Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | introduction of Western learning in Japan ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hyakuichi Shinron Description of subject: Hyakuichi Shinron is a major philosophical work by Japanese thinker Nishi Amane that helped introduce and systematize Western philosophy and logic in modern Japan.
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