Gerald Gaus
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Gerald Gaus was an American political philosopher known for his influential work on liberalism, public reason, and the justification of political morality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerald F. Gaus | 1 |
| Gerald Gaus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerald Gaus Context triple: [John Tomasi, academicAdvisor, Gerald Gaus]
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A.
Russell Gewirtz
Russell Gewirtz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the crime thriller film "Inside Man."
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B.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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C.
Robert A. Burgelman
Robert A. Burgelman is a scholar of strategic management and corporate innovation, known for his influential research on strategy-making processes and long-time professorship at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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D.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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E.
Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
- 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: Gerald Gaus Target entity description: Gerald Gaus was an American political philosopher known for his influential work on liberalism, public reason, and the justification of political morality.
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A.
Russell Gewirtz
Russell Gewirtz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the crime thriller film "Inside Man."
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B.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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C.
Robert A. Burgelman
Robert A. Burgelman is a scholar of strategic management and corporate innovation, known for his influential research on strategy-making processes and long-time professorship at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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D.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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E.
Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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person ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political science ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Anglo-American political philosophy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Manitoba
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University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| employer | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| familyName | Gaus ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
liberalism
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ public reason ⓘ social morality ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerald ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary liberal theorists
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public reason theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Hayek
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ John Rawls ⓘ |
| knownFor |
justification of political morality
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social morality project ⓘ theory of public reason ⓘ work on liberalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
deliberative democracy
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liberal political theory ⓘ public justification ⓘ |
| name |
Gerald F. Gaus
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linked to:
Gerald Gaus
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| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Contemporary Theories of Liberalism
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Justificatory Liberalism ⓘ Justificatory Liberalism: An Essay on Epistemology and Political Theory ⓘ
linked to:
Justificatory Liberalism
On Philosophy, Politics, and Economics ⓘ The Order of Public Reason ⓘ The Order of Public Reason: A Theory of Freedom and Morality in a Diverse and Bounded World ⓘ
linked to:
The Order of Public Reason
Value and Justification ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
analytic philosophy
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liberalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | James E. Rogers Professor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
University of Arizona
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University of Minnesota ⓘ University of New Orleans ⓘ University of Queensland ⓘ
linked to:
The University of Queensland
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| workLocation |
Tucson, Arizona
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linked to:
Tucson
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Subject: Gerald Gaus Description of subject: Gerald Gaus was an American political philosopher known for his influential work on liberalism, public reason, and the justification of political morality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gerald Gaus