encounter with the Star Maker
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"Encounter with the Star Maker" is the climactic visionary episode in Olaf Stapledon’s philosophical science-fiction novel *Star Maker*, in which the narrator directly confronts the transcendent cosmic creator and contemplates the nature of creation and ultimate reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| encounter with the Star Maker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4410132 — 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: encounter with the Star Maker Context triple: [Star Maker, hasPart, encounter with the Star Maker]
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
Follow a Star
"Follow a Star" is a 1959 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as an inept but endearing aspiring entertainer whose misadventures lead him toward unexpected success.
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C.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
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D.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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E.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
- 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: encounter with the Star Maker Target entity description: "Encounter with the Star Maker" is the climactic visionary episode in Olaf Stapledon’s philosophical science-fiction novel *Star Maker*, in which the narrator directly confronts the transcendent cosmic creator and contemplates the nature of creation and ultimate reality.
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A.
The Cosmic Connection
The Cosmic Connection is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores humanity’s place in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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B.
Follow a Star
"Follow a Star" is a 1959 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom as an inept but endearing aspiring entertainer whose misadventures lead him toward unexpected success.
-
C.
Toward the Unknown Region
Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.
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D.
The Songs of Distant Earth
The Songs of Distant Earth is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores themes of interstellar travel, human colonization, and the emotional costs of leaving a dying Earth behind.
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E.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climactic scene
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fictional event ⓘ philosophical episode ⓘ visionary episode ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel Star Maker ⓘ |
| author | Olaf Stapledon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
cosmic scale beyond human comprehension
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creator as artist-like figure ⓘ creator contemplating its creations ⓘ direct confrontation with the cosmic creator ⓘ vision of multiple created universes ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | Star Maker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
critique of traditional theism
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exploration of an amoral or supra-moral creator ⓘ meditation on art and creation at cosmic scale ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
articulation of Stapledon’s metaphysical vision
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resolution of the narrator’s cosmic journey ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | unnamed human narrator ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climax
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visionary culmination ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Maker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person visionary account ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
cosmic pantheism
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mystical experience literature ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfContainingWork | 1937 ⓘ |
| setting | transcendent metaphysical realm ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetic nature of creation
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cosmic evolution ⓘ cosmic scale of existence ⓘ cosmic theology ⓘ detachment of the creator from creatures ⓘ experimental universes ⓘ impersonality of the creator ⓘ limitations of finite minds ⓘ limits of religious experience ⓘ meaning of suffering in the cosmos ⓘ nature of creation ⓘ plurality of universes ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ spiritual insight ⓘ transcendence ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| tone |
austere
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philosophical ⓘ reverent ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: encounter with the Star Maker Description of subject: "Encounter with the Star Maker" is the climactic visionary episode in Olaf Stapledon’s philosophical science-fiction novel *Star Maker*, in which the narrator directly confronts the transcendent cosmic creator and contemplates the nature of creation and ultimate reality.
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