“Postscript: Contempt as a Virus”
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“Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” is a concluding section or essay within the work *Intimations* that reflects on how contempt spreads through society like an infection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920926 — 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: “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” Context triple: [Intimations, hasPart, “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus”]
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A.
Journal for Plague Lovers
"Journal for Plague Lovers" is a critically acclaimed 2009 album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, notable for using the last lyrics written by missing band member Richey Edwards.
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B.
The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
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C.
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
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D.
You Are All Diseased
You Are All Diseased is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin known for its dark, incisive social and political commentary.
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E.
How Contagion Works
How Contagion Works is a short nonfiction book by Italian writer Paolo Giordano that reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and explores how contagion shapes societies, behaviors, and interconnected global systems.
- 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: “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” Target entity description: “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” is a concluding section or essay within the work *Intimations* that reflects on how contempt spreads through society like an infection.
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A.
Journal for Plague Lovers
"Journal for Plague Lovers" is a critically acclaimed 2009 album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, notable for using the last lyrics written by missing band member Richey Edwards.
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B.
The Dying Art of Disagreement
The Dying Art of Disagreement is an essay by columnist Bret Stephens that argues for the importance of civil discourse, intellectual humility, and rigorous debate in a polarized society.
-
C.
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
The Incoherence of the Incoherence is a landmark philosophical work by Averroes that defends Aristotelian rationalism against al-Ghazali’s theological critique and became a cornerstone of medieval Islamic and Western thought.
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D.
You Are All Diseased
You Are All Diseased is a 1999 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin known for its dark, incisive social and political commentary.
-
E.
How Contagion Works
How Contagion Works is a short nonfiction book by Italian writer Paolo Giordano that reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and explores how contagion shapes societies, behaviors, and interconnected global systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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postscript ⓘ |
| author | Zadie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparesContemptTo | infection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesContemptAs | virus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical implications of contempt
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spread of contempt in society ⓘ |
| genre |
essay collection component
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | personal essay ⓘ |
| medium |
ebook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| partOf | Intimations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
conclusion
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final section of Intimations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | Penguin Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| theme |
contempt
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emotional contagion ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ pandemic-era reflections ⓘ social division ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Intimations: Six Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” Description of subject: “Postscript: Contempt as a Virus” is a concluding section or essay within the work *Intimations* that reflects on how contempt spreads through society like an infection.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.