Three Philosophers
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Three Philosophers is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that engages deeply with themes in analytic philosophy, particularly ethics and the philosophy of mind.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Three Philosophers Context triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, notableWork, Three Philosophers]
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A.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
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Wise Men
The Wise Men, or Magi, are figures from the New Testament who are said to have traveled from the East to pay homage to the infant Jesus, traditionally depicted as three kings bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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C.
Plato; or, the Philosopher
"Plato; or, the Philosopher" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his collection "Representative Men," in which he interprets and evaluates the life, ideas, and enduring influence of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Philosophers Target entity description: Three Philosophers is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that engages deeply with themes in analytic philosophy, particularly ethics and the philosophy of mind.
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A.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
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B.
Wise Men
The Wise Men, or Magi, are figures from the New Testament who are said to have traveled from the East to pay homage to the infant Jesus, traditionally depicted as three kings bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
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C.
Plato; or, the Philosopher
"Plato; or, the Philosopher" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his collection "Representative Men," in which he interprets and evaluates the life, ideas, and enduring influence of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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D.
Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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E.
The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
analytic philosopher
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book ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| about |
action theory
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intentionality ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophical psychology ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ |
| discusses |
human action
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intention ⓘ meaning of moral language ⓘ mental states ⓘ moral obligation ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Elizabeth Anscombe
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surface form:
G. E. M. Anscombe
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| hasPhilosophicalPerspective | Catholic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
meta-ethics
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philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
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