Spirit
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Spirit is a central philosophical concept in Hegelian thought, denoting the dynamic, self-developing reality of human consciousness, culture, and freedom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit canonical | 3 |
| Objective Spirit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766090 — 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: Spirit Context triple: [Phenomenology of Spirit, hasPart, Spirit]
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A.
Spirit
Spirit is a 1996 studio album by Willie Nelson that features a stripped-down, acoustic sound with strong influences from traditional country and Western swing.
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B.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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C.
Unconquerable Spirit
Unconquerable Spirit is the English motto of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, reflecting its elite Marines’ resilience, determination, and refusal to yield in combat.
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D.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
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E.
Mind
Mind is a leading peer-reviewed philosophy journal, especially known for influential work in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
- 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: Spirit Target entity description: Spirit is a central philosophical concept in Hegelian thought, denoting the dynamic, self-developing reality of human consciousness, culture, and freedom.
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A.
Spirit
Spirit is a 1996 studio album by Willie Nelson that features a stripped-down, acoustic sound with strong influences from traditional country and Western swing.
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B.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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C.
Unconquerable Spirit
Unconquerable Spirit is the English motto of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, reflecting its elite Marines’ resilience, determination, and refusal to yield in combat.
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D.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
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E.
Mind
Mind is a leading peer-reviewed philosophy journal, especially known for influential work in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central concept in Hegelian philosophy
ⓘ
key concept in German Idealism ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
realization of freedom
ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Geist ⓘ |
| centralWorkDiscussedIn |
Philosophy of Right
ⓘ
surface form:
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences ⓘ phenomenology of spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Phenomenology of Spirit
|
| contrastedWith | mere individual subjectivity ⓘ |
| coreMeaning |
dynamic self-developing reality of human consciousness
ⓘ
self-developing reality of culture ⓘ self-developing reality of freedom ⓘ |
| developedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
|
| developsThrough |
conflict and reconciliation
ⓘ
dialectical process ⓘ historical development ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
ⓘ
philosophy of history ⓘ social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
absolute self-knowledge in art, religion, and philosophy
ⓘ
objective social institutions ⓘ subjective dimension of mind ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century continental philosophy
ⓘ
historical materialism ⓘ
surface form:
Marxist theory of history
existentialism ⓘ later German Idealism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| manifestsIn |
art
ⓘ
individual consciousness ⓘ institutions ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ social practices ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hegelian dialectics
ⓘ
surface form:
Hegelian system
|
| relatedConcept |
Absolute
ⓘ
phenomenology of spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Absolute Spirit
Spirit self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Objective Spirit
Subjective Spirit ⓘ World Soul ⓘ
surface form:
World Spirit
culture ⓘ dialectic ⓘ ethical life ⓘ freedom ⓘ history ⓘ recognition ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ |
| understoodAs |
collective human life and culture
ⓘ
historical self-realization of reason ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spirit Description of subject: Spirit is a central philosophical concept in Hegelian thought, denoting the dynamic, self-developing reality of human consciousness, culture, and freedom.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Phenomenology of Spirit
subject surface form:
Spirit (Hegelian)
this entity surface form:
Objective Spirit