Paul Ramsey
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Paul Ramsey was a prominent 20th-century American Christian ethicist known for his influential work on moral theology, particularly in the ethics of war and medical ethics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Paul Ramsey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4096300 — 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: Paul Ramsey Context triple: [Just war theory, developedBy, Paul Ramsey]
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Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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John M. Frame
John M. Frame is an American Reformed theologian and philosopher known for his work in presuppositional apologetics, doctrine of God, and Christian ethics.
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C.
Thomas Goodwin
Thomas Goodwin was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher associated with the Independent (Congregational) movement.
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D.
Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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E.
William Alston
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
- 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: Paul Ramsey Target entity description: Paul Ramsey was a prominent 20th-century American Christian ethicist known for his influential work on moral theology, particularly in the ethics of war and medical ethics.
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A.
Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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B.
John M. Frame
John M. Frame is an American Reformed theologian and philosopher known for his work in presuppositional apologetics, doctrine of God, and Christian ethics.
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C.
Thomas Goodwin
Thomas Goodwin was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and preacher associated with the Independent (Congregational) movement.
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D.
Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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E.
William Alston
William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ethicist
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academic ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
ethics of war
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medical decision-making ⓘ public policy debates on healthcare ⓘ public policy debates on war ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| familyName | Ramsey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ethics
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bioethics ⓘ ethics of war ⓘ just war theory ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ moral theology ⓘ political ethics ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
ethics
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
bioethics as an academic field
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contemporary Christian ethicists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
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Karl Barth ⓘ Reinhold Niebuhr ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing Christian just war reasoning in the nuclear age
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integrating theological concepts with contemporary moral problems ⓘ pioneering work in medical ethics from a Christian perspective ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Protestant theology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
covenantal ethics
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modern just war theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basic Christian Ethics
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Fabricated Man ⓘ Nine Modern Moralists ⓘ Patient as Person ⓘ The Just War: Force and Political Responsibility ⓘ War and the Christian Conscience ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethicist
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professor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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Subject: Paul Ramsey Description of subject: Paul Ramsey was a prominent 20th-century American Christian ethicist known for his influential work on moral theology, particularly in the ethics of war and medical ethics.
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subject surface form:
Just war theory