Roberto Mangabeira Unger
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Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher, social theorist, and politician known for his influential work in critical legal studies and his proposals for radical democratic and economic reform.
All labels observed (1)
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| Roberto Mangabeira Unger canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roberto Mangabeira Unger Context triple: [University of Michigan Law School, hasAlumni, Roberto Mangabeira Unger]
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A.
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz was a prominent Spanish-American political sociologist best known for his influential work on authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democratic breakdowns.
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B.
John Roemer
John Roemer is an American economist and political theorist known for his influential work on Marxian economics, theories of exploitation, and egalitarian justice.
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C.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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D.
Arend Lijphart
Arend Lijphart is a Dutch-American political scientist renowned for his influential work on consociational democracy and comparative political institutions.
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E.
Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio was an influential Italian philosopher, jurist, and political theorist known for his work on democracy, legal positivism, and the theory of rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Roberto Mangabeira Unger Target entity description: Roberto Mangabeira Unger is a Brazilian philosopher, social theorist, and politician known for his influential work in critical legal studies and his proposals for radical democratic and economic reform.
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A.
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz was a prominent Spanish-American political sociologist best known for his influential work on authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democratic breakdowns.
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B.
John Roemer
John Roemer is an American economist and political theorist known for his influential work on Marxian economics, theories of exploitation, and egalitarian justice.
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C.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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D.
Arend Lijphart
Arend Lijphart is a Dutch-American political scientist renowned for his influential work on consociational democracy and comparative political institutions.
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E.
Norberto Bobbio
Norberto Bobbio was an influential Italian philosopher, jurist, and political theorist known for his work on democracy, legal positivism, and the theory of rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian
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human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ social theorist ⓘ |
| almaMater | Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Brazil ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-03-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| citizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Brazil ⓘ |
| education | Doctor of Juridical Science ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard Law School
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Unger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
critical legal studies
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institutional economics ⓘ legal theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ political theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Roberto ⓘ |
| ideology |
institutional experimentalism
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radical democracy ⓘ structuralism in social theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary legal theory
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critical legal studies ⓘ
surface form:
critical legal studies movement
left-wing political thought in Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hegelian philosophy
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical legal studies
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economic reform proposals ⓘ radical democratic reform proposals ⓘ theory of empowered democracy ⓘ work on alternative modernity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brazilian government ⓘ |
| name | Roberto Mangabeira Unger self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Democracy Realized
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Knowledge and Politics ⓘ Law in Modern Society ⓘ Politics: A Work in Constructive Social Theory ⓘ The Critical Legal Studies Movement ⓘ The Left Alternative ⓘ The Self Awakened ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Strategic Affairs of Brazil
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Roscoe Pound Professor of Law ⓘ |
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