Peter K. Unger
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Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
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| Peter K. Unger canonical | 2 |
| Robert Paul Wolff | 1 |
| Samuel Scheffler | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Peter K. Unger Context triple: [Unger, hasNotableBearer, Peter K. Unger]
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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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Randall Poster
Randall Poster is an American music supervisor and film producer renowned for his work curating soundtracks and producing on numerous acclaimed films and television series.
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Russell Gewirtz
Russell Gewirtz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the crime thriller film "Inside Man."
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Gerald Gaus
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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J. Christian Bollwage
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Peter K. Unger Target entity description: Peter K. Unger is an American philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, including his defense of skepticism and his critiques of common-sense views.
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A.
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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B.
Randall Poster
Randall Poster is an American music supervisor and film producer renowned for his work curating soundtracks and producing on numerous acclaimed films and television series.
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C.
Russell Gewirtz
Russell Gewirtz is an American screenwriter best known for writing the crime thriller film "Inside Man."
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D.
Gerald Gaus
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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E.
J. Christian Bollwage
J. Christian Bollwage is an American Democratic politician who has served for many years as the long-time mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | A. J. Ayer ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Oxford University
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linked to:
University of Oxford
Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| criticized |
certain methods of contemporary analytic philosophy
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common-sense realism ⓘ |
| employer | New York University ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century philosophy
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21st-century philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | Unger ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary epistemology
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debates on vagueness ⓘ discussions of moral obligations to the global poor ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
A. J. Ayer
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classical skeptical arguments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critiques of common-sense views
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defense of philosophical skepticism ⓘ work on ethics of global poverty ⓘ work on personal identity ⓘ work on vagueness ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Peter K. Unger ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableWork |
All the Power in the World
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Empty Ideas: A Critique of Analytic Philosophy ⓘ Identity, Consciousness, and Value ⓘ Ignorance: A Case for Scepticism ⓘ Living High and Letting Die: Our Illusion of Innocence ⓘ Philosophical Relativity ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
consequentialist-leaning ethical views on global poverty
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incompatibilist views about free will and determinism ⓘ skepticism about knowledge ⓘ |
| position | Professor of Philosophy at New York University ⓘ |
| topic |
consciousness and value
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knowledge and ignorance ⓘ moral obligations to aid distant strangers ⓘ personal identity and survival ⓘ skeptical hypotheses ⓘ |
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