The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent
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The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent is an influential early 20th-century essay and later collection of essays arguing that individuals have an ethical duty to cultivate and use their intellect responsibly.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent Context triple: [John Erskine, notableWork, The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent]
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An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics is a concise, accessible introduction to moral philosophy in which Mary Warnock explores key ethical theories and contemporary moral problems for a general readership.
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"The Place of Intelligence in Conduct"
"The Place of Intelligence in Conduct" is a section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that explores how reflective thought and intelligence guide, shape, and improve human action and moral behavior.
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The Intelligent Individual and Society
"The Intelligent Individual and Society" is a philosophical work by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the rational individual within modern social and political structures.
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D.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
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E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- 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 Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent Target entity description: The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent is an influential early 20th-century essay and later collection of essays arguing that individuals have an ethical duty to cultivate and use their intellect responsibly.
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A.
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics
An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Ethics is a concise, accessible introduction to moral philosophy in which Mary Warnock explores key ethical theories and contemporary moral problems for a general readership.
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B.
"The Place of Intelligence in Conduct"
"The Place of Intelligence in Conduct" is a section of John Dewey’s philosophical work *Human Nature and Conduct* that explores how reflective thought and intelligence guide, shape, and improve human action and moral behavior.
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C.
The Intelligent Individual and Society
"The Intelligent Individual and Society" is a philosophical work by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the rational individual within modern social and political structures.
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D.
The Science of Ethics
The Science of Ethics is a major 19th-century philosophical work by Leslie Stephen that systematically examines moral philosophy and the foundations of ethical theory.
-
E.
The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
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