novel "Altered States"
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"Altered States" is a 1978 science fiction novel that explores consciousness, sensory deprivation, and human evolution through the increasingly dangerous experiments of a Harvard scientist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altered States (novel) | 1 |
| novel "Altered States" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4137856 — 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: novel "Altered States" Context triple: [Paddy Chayefsky, wrote, novel "Altered States"]
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A.
Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick
"Adjustment Team" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of fate, free will, and hidden powers manipulating reality behind the scenes.
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B.
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch is a groundbreaking and controversial novel by William S. Burroughs, known for its nonlinear, hallucinatory depiction of addiction and its central place in Beat Generation literature.
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C.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
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D.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of interconnected science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury, framed by the eerie premise of a man whose living tattoos foretell the future.
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E.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
- 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: novel "Altered States" Target entity description: "Altered States" is a 1978 science fiction novel that explores consciousness, sensory deprivation, and human evolution through the increasingly dangerous experiments of a Harvard scientist.
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A.
Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick
"Adjustment Team" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of fate, free will, and hidden powers manipulating reality behind the scenes.
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B.
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch is a groundbreaking and controversial novel by William S. Burroughs, known for its nonlinear, hallucinatory depiction of addiction and its central place in Beat Generation literature.
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C.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
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D.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of interconnected science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury, framed by the eerie premise of a man whose living tattoos foretell the future.
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E.
The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores the power of dreams to alter reality and the ethical dilemmas that arise from such control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Altered States
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surface form:
Altered States (film)
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| author | Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAlsoKnownFor |
Marty
ⓘ
Network ⓘ |
| basedOn | Altered States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Ken Russell ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
altered states of consciousness
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limits of empirical inquiry ⓘ primordial memory ⓘ psychedelic drugs ⓘ regression to primitive forms of life ⓘ relationship between science and spirituality ⓘ sensory deprivation tanks ⓘ transformation of the human body ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Altered States
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surface form:
Altered States (film)
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| hasCharacter |
Arthur Rosenberg
NERFINISHED
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Emily Jessup NERFINISHED ⓘ Mason Parrish ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-06-010447-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century American science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
consciousness
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hallucinations ⓘ human evolution ⓘ identity ⓘ sensory deprivation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Edward Jessup ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | dangerous scientific experiments ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of scientific speculation and psychological horror
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detailed depiction of sensory deprivation experiments ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Harper & Row first edition ⓘ |
| pageCount | 200–250 (approximate range, varies by edition) ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Harvard scientist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| setting |
Harvard University
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: novel "Altered States" Description of subject: "Altered States" is a 1978 science fiction novel that explores consciousness, sensory deprivation, and human evolution through the increasingly dangerous experiments of a Harvard scientist.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Altered States (novel)