G. H. von Wright
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G. H. von Wright was a Finnish philosopher known for his work in logic, philosophy of action, and as a prominent interpreter and editor of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s writings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| G. H. von Wright canonical | 4 |
| Georg Henrik von Wright | 4 |
| von Wright | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. H. von Wright Context triple: [Philosophical Investigations, editor, G. H. von Wright]
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A.
Wilfrid Sellars
Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
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B.
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was a leading 20th-century philosopher and key figure in logical positivism, known for his work on the philosophy of science, logic, and the logical analysis of language.
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C.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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D.
Moritz Schlick
Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher best known as the founder and leading figure of the Vienna Circle, which helped establish logical positivism as a major movement in 20th-century analytic philosophy.
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E.
Carl Hempel
Carl Hempel was a prominent 20th-century philosopher of science known for his work on logical empiricism and the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation.
- 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: G. H. von Wright Target entity description: G. H. von Wright was a Finnish philosopher known for his work in logic, philosophy of action, and as a prominent interpreter and editor of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s writings.
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A.
Wilfrid Sellars
Wilfrid Sellars was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his critiques of empiricism and foundationalism and for developing a systematic, scientifically informed account of knowledge and mind.
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B.
Rudolf Carnap
Rudolf Carnap was a leading 20th-century philosopher and key figure in logical positivism, known for his work on the philosophy of science, logic, and the logical analysis of language.
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C.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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D.
Moritz Schlick
Moritz Schlick was a German philosopher best known as the founder and leading figure of the Vienna Circle, which helped establish logical positivism as a major movement in 20th-century analytic philosophy.
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E.
Carl Hempel
Carl Hempel was a prominent 20th-century philosopher of science known for his work on logical empiricism and the deductive-nomological model of scientific explanation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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logician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-06-14 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2003-06-16 ⓘ |
| edited | posthumous works of Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Helsinki ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Helsinki ⓘ University of Turku ⓘ
surface form:
University of Åbo
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| ethnicGroup | Swedish-speaking Finn ⓘ |
| familyName |
G. H. von Wright
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surface form:
von Wright
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| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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history of ideas ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Georg Henrik ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Professor ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deontic logic
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editing Wittgenstein’s writings ⓘ interpretation of Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ modal logic ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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British Academy ⓘ Finnish Academy of Science and Letters ⓘ Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ⓘ |
| name |
G. H. von Wright
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Georg Henrik von Wright
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| notableIdea |
analysis of explanation in the human sciences
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logic of preference and choice ⓘ systematic development of deontic logic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Essay in Modal Logic
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Causality and Determinism ⓘ Explanation and Understanding ⓘ Norm and Action ⓘ Of Human Freedom ⓘ The Logic of Preference ⓘ The Varieties of Goodness ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Helsinki ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Helsinki ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor at the University of Cambridge
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Professor of Philosophy at the University of Helsinki ⓘ successor of Ludwig Wittgenstein as Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Helsinki ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
causation
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determinism ⓘ ethics and values ⓘ freedom of the will ⓘ human agency ⓘ normativity ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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Georg Henrik von Wright
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Georg Henrik von Wright
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