Lying
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"Lying" is a short non-fiction book by Sam Harris that argues for the moral and practical benefits of radical honesty and the avoidance of all but the most exceptional lies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lying canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8578339 — 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: Lying Context triple: [Sam Harris, notableWork, Lying]
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A.
Lies
"Lies" is a song featured on Del Shannon's album "Runaway with Del Shannon," showcasing his signature early 1960s rock and roll style.
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B.
Lie
Lie is a Norwegian surname most notably borne by Trygve Lie, the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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C.
LIE
LIE is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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D.
LIE
LIE is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as a primary route between New York City and Long Island.
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E.
Telling Lies
Telling Lies is an interactive narrative video game that uses full-motion video and a non-linear search-based interface to unravel a complex story through secretly recorded conversations.
- 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: Lying Target entity description: "Lying" is a short non-fiction book by Sam Harris that argues for the moral and practical benefits of radical honesty and the avoidance of all but the most exceptional lies.
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A.
Lies
"Lies" is a song featured on Del Shannon's album "Runaway with Del Shannon," showcasing his signature early 1960s rock and roll style.
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B.
Lie
Lie is a Norwegian surname most notably borne by Trygve Lie, the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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C.
LIE
LIE is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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D.
LIE
LIE is a major east–west highway in New York that serves as a primary route between New York City and Long Island.
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E.
Telling Lies
Telling Lies is an interactive narrative video game that uses full-motion video and a non-linear search-based interface to unravel a complex story through secretly recorded conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| advocates | radical honesty ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
deception
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lying ⓘ white lies ⓘ |
| author | Sam Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claims |
honesty simplifies life
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lying erodes trust ⓘ small lies can have large negative consequences ⓘ truthfulness is generally morally superior to deception ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
personal relationships and lying
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professional contexts and lying ⓘ social trust and honesty ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral consequences of lying
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practical consequences of lying ⓘ social consequences of lying ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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non-fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in ethics ⓘ readers interested in psychology of honesty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ethics of lying
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honesty ⓘ lying ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
consequentialist critique of lying
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support for truth-telling as a default rule ⓘ |
| proposes | avoidance of lies except in the most exceptional cases ⓘ |
| publicationType | short book ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Free Will
NERFINISHED
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The Moral Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Sam Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lying Description of subject: "Lying" is a short non-fiction book by Sam Harris that argues for the moral and practical benefits of radical honesty and the avoidance of all but the most exceptional lies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.