The Ethicist
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The Ethicist is a long-running New York Times Magazine advice column in which a writer addresses readers’ moral and ethical dilemmas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ethicist canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369568 — 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 Ethicist Context triple: [The New York Times Magazine, hasSection, The Ethicist]
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A.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
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B.
Ethical Discourses
Ethical Discourses is a collection of spiritual and moral teachings by the Byzantine mystic Symeon the New Theologian, focusing on inner transformation, repentance, and direct experience of God.
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C.
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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D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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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 Ethicist Target entity description: The Ethicist is a long-running New York Times Magazine advice column in which a writer addresses readers’ moral and ethical dilemmas.
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A.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
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B.
Ethical Discourses
Ethical Discourses is a collection of spiritual and moral teachings by the Byzantine mystic Symeon the New Theologian, focusing on inner transformation, repentance, and direct experience of God.
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C.
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.
-
D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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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
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York Times feature
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advice column ⓘ ethics column ⓘ newspaper column ⓘ |
| appearsInSection | New York Times Magazine back pages ⓘ |
| audience | general readership ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| columnType | weekly column ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstColumnAuthor | Randy Cohen ⓘ |
| format | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| frequency | weekly ⓘ |
| genre |
advice
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| hasDigitalArchive |
nytimes.com
ⓘ
linked to:
The New York Times
|
| hasFeature |
author responses
ⓘ
reader letters ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasReprintsIn | book collections ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethical decision-making
ⓘ
everyday moral problems ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
The New York Times brand
ⓘ
linked to:
The New York Times
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | magazine column ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Chuck Klosterman
ⓘ
Kwame Anthony Appiah ⓘ Randy Cohen ⓘ |
| notableFor | long-running ethics advice format ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New York Times Magazine ⓘ |
| publisher | The New York Times ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical dilemmas
ⓘ
moral dilemmas ⓘ |
| topic |
applied ethics
ⓘ
personal ethics ⓘ social ethics ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Ethicist Description of subject: The Ethicist is a long-running New York Times Magazine advice column in which a writer addresses readers’ moral and ethical dilemmas.
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