The Nice and the Good
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The Nice and the Good is a 1968 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that intertwines a murder mystery with explorations of morality, love, and human goodness in contemporary English life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Nice and the Good canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897319 — 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: The Nice and the Good Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, The Nice and the Good]
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A.
Lord of Nice
Lord of Nice was a medieval feudal title associated with the control and governance of the coastal city of Nice and its surrounding territory.
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B.
Noble Things
Noble Things is a creative work, likely a film or literary piece, whose title emphasizes themes of honor, virtue, or high ideals.
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C.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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D.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones is a major story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman that chronicles the tragic downfall of Dream as the Furies exact vengeance and the series moves toward its climactic resolution.
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E.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time," continuing his satirical exploration of British society in the mid-20th century.
- 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: The Nice and the Good Target entity description: The Nice and the Good is a 1968 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that intertwines a murder mystery with explorations of morality, love, and human goodness in contemporary English life.
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A.
Lord of Nice
Lord of Nice was a medieval feudal title associated with the control and governance of the coastal city of Nice and its surrounding territory.
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B.
Noble Things
Noble Things is a creative work, likely a film or literary piece, whose title emphasizes themes of honor, virtue, or high ideals.
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C.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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D.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones is a major story arc in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman that chronicles the tragic downfall of Dream as the Furies exact vengeance and the series moves toward its climactic resolution.
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E.
The Kindly Ones
The Kindly Ones is a novel in Anthony Powell’s multi-volume series "A Dance to the Music of Time," continuing his satirical exploration of British society in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
murder mystery novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
ethical responsibility
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ the nature of goodness ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Italian Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barbara
NERFINISHED
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Eric Sears NERFINISHED ⓘ John Ducane NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius King NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Clothier NERFINISHED ⓘ Octavian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ Theo Tasek NERFINISHED ⓘ Willy Kost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bureaucratic power
ⓘ
magic and the occult ⓘ romantic entanglements ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | ~350 ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalInfluence |
Platonism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | interwoven domestic drama and crime investigation ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
human goodness
ⓘ
love ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | murder investigation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Iris Murdoch bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesWork | Bruno’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary English life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfAction | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nice and the Good Description of subject: The Nice and the Good is a 1968 philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that intertwines a murder mystery with explorations of morality, love, and human goodness in contemporary English life.
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