Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence
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The Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence is a prestigious endowed chair in legal philosophy at University College London, historically held by leading theorists of law and morality.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4231389 — 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: Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence Context triple: [Ronald Dworkin, positionHeld, Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence]
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A.
Downing Professor of the Laws of England
The Downing Professor of the Laws of England is a prestigious legal history and law chair at the University of Cambridge, historically associated with leading scholars such as F. W. Maitland.
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B.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
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C.
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
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D.
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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E.
White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford
The White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in moral philosophy historically held by some of the university’s most influential philosophers.
- 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: Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence Target entity description: The Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence is a prestigious endowed chair in legal philosophy at University College London, historically held by leading theorists of law and morality.
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A.
Downing Professor of the Laws of England
The Downing Professor of the Laws of England is a prestigious legal history and law chair at the University of Cambridge, historically associated with leading scholars such as F. W. Maitland.
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B.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.
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C.
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
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D.
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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E.
White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford
The White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford is a prestigious endowed chair in moral philosophy historically held by some of the university’s most influential philosophers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
law
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Faculty of Laws, University College London
ONDG
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University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
jurisprudence
ⓘ
legal philosophy ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ |
| hasHeldBy |
A. W. B. Simpson
ONDG
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Andrei Marmor ONDG ⓘ Andrew Ashworth ONDG ⓘ Arthur Ripstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Bix ONDG ⓘ Brian Leiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Chandran Kukathas ONDG ⓘ Charles Fried ONDG ⓘ G. A. Cohen ⓘ George Letsas ⓘ George Pavlakos NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerald Postema ONDG ⓘ H. L. A. Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Horder NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gardner ⓘ John Tasioulas NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Raz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jules Coleman ONDG ⓘ Julie Dickson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Green ONDG ⓘ Liam Murphy ONDG ⓘ Massimo Renzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil MacCormick ⓘ Nicola Lacey ONDG ⓘ Nicos Stavropoulos NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Gilabert NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Alexy ONDG ⓘ Ronald Dworkin ⓘ Samuel Scheffler NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Shapiro ONDG ⓘ Stephen Guest ONDG ⓘ Thomas Pogge NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Endicott NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Honoré ONDG ⓘ William Twining ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jeremy Bentham ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Laws, University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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