Education of the Senses
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Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Education of the Senses canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613244 — 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: Education of the Senses Context triple: [Peter Gay, notableWork, Education of the Senses]
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A.
The Roving Mind
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B.
Le Bon Sens
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C.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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D.
The Advancement of Learning
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E.
Illusion of Bliss
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- 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: Education of the Senses Target entity description: Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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A.
The Roving Mind
The Roving Mind is a collection of essays by Isaac Asimov that explores science, technology, humanism, and social issues with his characteristic clarity and wit.
-
B.
Le Bon Sens
Le Bon Sens is an 18th-century philosophical work by Baron d'Holbach that presents a rigorous materialist and atheist critique of religion and superstition.
-
C.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
-
D.
The Advancement of Learning
The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
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E.
Illusion of Bliss
"Illusion of Bliss" is a soulful, introspective song by Alicia Keys that explores themes of emotional struggle and the deceptive comfort of denial.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| author | Peter Gay ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German-American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | historian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
erotic practices and norms
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gender roles in bourgeois society ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ private life of the bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
bourgeois attitudes toward intimacy
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bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | psychohistorical approach ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sigmund Freud
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psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century Europe
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bourgeois culture ⓘ intimacy ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of Victorian sexuality
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reinterpretation of bourgeois respectability ⓘ |
| partOf | The Bourgeois Experience: Victoria to Freud ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | Volume 1 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pleasure Wars
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The Cultivation of Hatred ⓘ The Naked Heart ⓘ The Tender Passion ⓘ |
| spatialCoverage | Europe ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general educated readers
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scholars of history ⓘ students of cultural studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod | psychoanalytic interpretation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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