Crispin Wright
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crispin Wright canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437783 — 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: Crispin Wright Context triple: [Michael Dummett, influenced, Crispin Wright]
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A.
Graham Priest
Graham Priest is a prominent contemporary philosopher and logician best known for his work on non-classical logics, especially dialetheism, and his influential analyses of logical paradoxes.
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B.
John Finnis
John Finnis is a prominent legal philosopher best known for his work on natural law theory and his influential book "Natural Law and Natural Rights."
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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D.
David Lewis
David Lewis was an American philosopher renowned for his influential work in metaphysics, especially modal realism and possible worlds semantics, as well as significant contributions to philosophy of language and mind.
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E.
Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking was a Canadian philosopher of science known for his influential work on the history of scientific concepts, probability, and the social construction of kinds.
- 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: Crispin Wright Target entity description: 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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A.
Graham Priest
Graham Priest is a prominent contemporary philosopher and logician best known for his work on non-classical logics, especially dialetheism, and his influential analyses of logical paradoxes.
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B.
John Finnis
John Finnis is a prominent legal philosopher best known for his work on natural law theory and his influential book "Natural Law and Natural Rights."
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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D.
David Lewis
David Lewis was an American philosopher renowned for his influential work in metaphysics, especially modal realism and possible worlds semantics, as well as significant contributions to philosophy of language and mind.
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E.
Ian Hacking
Ian Hacking was a Canadian philosopher of science known for his influential work on the history of scientific concepts, probability, and the social construction of kinds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
New York University
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University of Aberdeen ⓘ University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ theory of truth ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Michael Dummett ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
cognitive command
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minimalism about truth ⓘ superassertibility ⓘ truth pluralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gottlob Frege
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Michael Dummett ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Fregean semantics
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surface form:
Fregean philosophy
anti-realism ⓘ realism ⓘ semantic theory ⓘ truth pluralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
work on intuitionism in mathematics
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work on realism and anti-realism ⓘ work on the nature of truth ⓘ work on vagueness ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Frege’s Conception of Numbers as Objects
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Rails to Infinity ⓘ Realism, Meaning and Truth ⓘ Saving the Differences ⓘ Truth and Objectivity ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Global Distinguished Professor at New York University
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Regius Professor of Logic at the University of Aberdeen ⓘ fellow of the British Academy ⓘ professor at New York University ⓘ professor at the University of St Andrews ⓘ professor of philosophy ⓘ research professor at the University of Stirling ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
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