Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution
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Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution is a collection of scientific and philosophical essays exploring Gaia theory, symbiosis, and evolutionary biology, co-authored by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
All labels observed (1)
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| Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T490961 — 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: Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution Context triple: [Dorion Sagan, notableWork, Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution]
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Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
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Homesteading the Noosphere
Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
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Gaia hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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E.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution Target entity description: Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution is a collection of scientific and philosophical essays exploring Gaia theory, symbiosis, and evolutionary biology, co-authored by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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A.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
-
B.
Homesteading the Noosphere
Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
-
C.
Gaia hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
-
D.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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E.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| about |
Earth system science
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Gaia hypothesis ⓘ co-evolution ⓘ ecology ⓘ evolution ⓘ microbial life ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ science and society ⓘ |
| author |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| explores |
history of life on Earth
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interdependence of life and environment ⓘ microbial contributions to evolution ⓘ philosophical implications of Gaia theory ⓘ |
| field |
biology
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environmental studies ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Earth as a self-regulating system
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critique of strict neo-Darwinism ⓘ role of symbiosis in evolution ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical essays
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scientific essays ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRelationship | co-authored by mother and son ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on Gaia theory
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essay on environmental philosophy ⓘ essay on evolutionary mechanisms ⓘ essay on microbial evolution ⓘ essay on scientific methodology ⓘ essay on symbiosis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gaia hypothesis
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surface form:
Gaia theory
evolutionary biology ⓘ symbiosis ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Microcosmos
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Symbiotic Planet ⓘ What Is Life? ⓘ |
| workOf |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution Description of subject: Slanted Truths: Essays on Gaia, Symbiosis, and Evolution is a collection of scientific and philosophical essays exploring Gaia theory, symbiosis, and evolutionary biology, co-authored by Dorion Sagan and his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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