Simon Blackburn
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Simon Blackburn is a prominent British philosopher known for his work in metaethics, expressivism, and popular introductions to philosophy.
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| Simon Blackburn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23300434 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Blackburn Context triple: [C. L. Stevenson, influenced, Simon Blackburn]
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A.
Galen Strawson
Galen Strawson is a contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and the critique of free will and moral responsibility.
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B.
Roger Crisp
Roger Crisp is a contemporary British moral philosopher known for his work on utilitarianism, ethical theory, and the history of moral philosophy.
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C.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
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D.
John Cottingham
John Cottingham is a British philosopher renowned for his influential scholarship on early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, and for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion.
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E.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a British film producer known for his work on notable movies such as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and other major studio productions.
- 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: Simon Blackburn Target entity description: Simon Blackburn is a prominent British philosopher known for his work in metaethics, expressivism, and popular introductions to philosophy.
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A.
Galen Strawson
Galen Strawson is a contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and the critique of free will and moral responsibility.
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B.
Roger Crisp
Roger Crisp is a contemporary British moral philosopher known for his work on utilitarianism, ethical theory, and the history of moral philosophy.
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C.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
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D.
John Cottingham
John Cottingham is a British philosopher renowned for his influential scholarship on early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, and for his work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion.
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E.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a British film producer known for his work on notable movies such as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and other major studio productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
philosophy department of Columbia University