Death and Sex
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"Death and Sex" is a non-fiction book co-authored by Dorion Sagan that explores the biological, philosophical, and evolutionary connections between mortality and sexuality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death and Sex canonical | 2 |
| Death & Sex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T490963 — 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: Death and Sex Context triple: [Dorion Sagan, notableWork, Death and Sex]
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A.
Life After Death
Life After Death is the posthumously released double album by The Notorious B.I.G., widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop records of all time.
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B.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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C.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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D.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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E.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
- 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: Death and Sex Target entity description: "Death and Sex" is a non-fiction book co-authored by Dorion Sagan that explores the biological, philosophical, and evolutionary connections between mortality and sexuality.
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A.
Life After Death
Life After Death is the posthumously released double album by The Notorious B.I.G., widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop records of all time.
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B.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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C.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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D.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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E.
Last Rites
Last Rites is a traditional set of Catholic sacramental practices given to a gravely ill or dying person to prepare their soul for death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
connections between mortality and sexuality
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evolutionary biology ⓘ philosophical implications of death ⓘ philosophical implications of sexuality ⓘ |
| author | Dorion Sagan ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Dorion Sagan ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
evolutionary biology
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philosophy of biology ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
biological basis of death
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entropy and living systems ⓘ evolutionary purpose of sex ⓘ interdependence of life, death, and reproduction ⓘ origin of sex in evolutionary history ⓘ philosophical reflections on human finitude ⓘ relationship between reproduction and mortality ⓘ sexual selection and mortality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership interested in science and philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biology
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death ⓘ evolution ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ sex ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death and Sex Description of subject: "Death and Sex" is a non-fiction book co-authored by Dorion Sagan that explores the biological, philosophical, and evolutionary connections between mortality and sexuality.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Death & Sex