Felix Cohen
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Felix Cohen was an influential American legal philosopher and scholar known for advancing legal realism and critiquing formalistic approaches to law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Felix Cohen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4671775 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Felix Cohen Context triple: [legal realism, associatedWith, Felix Cohen]
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A.
Isaac Ehrlich
Isaac Ehrlich is an economist known for his work on the economic analysis of crime, deterrence, and the death penalty.
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B.
Philip J. Cohen
Philip J. Cohen was one of the merchants involved in the landmark 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia, which helped define the Court’s authority to review state court decisions.
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C.
Job Cohen
Job Cohen is a Dutch politician and former Mayor of Amsterdam who led the Labour Party (PvdA) and briefly served as a prominent national opposition leader.
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D.
Gerson D. Cohen
Gerson D. Cohen was an influential American rabbi and historian who served as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and helped shape the direction of Conservative Judaism in the late 20th century.
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E.
Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is an American film composer known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and dramas, including scores for major studio films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Felix Cohen Target entity description: Felix Cohen was an influential American legal philosopher and scholar known for advancing legal realism and critiquing formalistic approaches to law.
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A.
Isaac Ehrlich
Isaac Ehrlich is an economist known for his work on the economic analysis of crime, deterrence, and the death penalty.
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B.
Philip J. Cohen
Philip J. Cohen was one of the merchants involved in the landmark 1821 U.S. Supreme Court case Cohens v. Virginia, which helped define the Court’s authority to review state court decisions.
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C.
Job Cohen
Job Cohen is a Dutch politician and former Mayor of Amsterdam who led the Labour Party (PvdA) and briefly served as a prominent national opposition leader.
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D.
Gerson D. Cohen
Gerson D. Cohen was an influential American rabbi and historian who served as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and helped shape the direction of Conservative Judaism in the late 20th century.
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E.
Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is an American film composer known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and dramas, including scores for major studio films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jurist
ⓘ
legal philosopher ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ person ⓘ |
| authorOf | Handbook of Federal Indian Law ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of federal Indian law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
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Columbia University ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American Indian law
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ legal realism ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century American jurisprudence
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scholars of legal realism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American legal realism
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linked to:
legal realism
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| knownFor |
analytical approach to legal concepts
ⓘ
criticism of abstract legal formalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | legal realism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advancing legal realism
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critique of legal formalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Handbook of Federal Indian Law ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
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legal philosopher ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Felix Cohen Description of subject: Felix Cohen was an influential American legal philosopher and scholar known for advancing legal realism and critiquing formalistic approaches to law.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.