Stuart Hampshire
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Stuart Hampshire was a British philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and political theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stuart Hampshire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4951754 — 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: Stuart Hampshire Context triple: [The Criterion, hasContributor, Stuart Hampshire]
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A.
William Kneale
William Kneale was a British philosopher and logician best known for his influential work on the history and philosophy of logic, particularly as co-author of "The Development of Logic."
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B.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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C.
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
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D.
Thomas Forster
Thomas Forster is a Jacobite military leader best known for commanding the rebel forces during the 1715 Jacobite rising in England.
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E.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
- 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: Stuart Hampshire Target entity description: Stuart Hampshire was a British philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and political theory.
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A.
William Kneale
William Kneale was a British philosopher and logician best known for his influential work on the history and philosophy of logic, particularly as co-author of "The Development of Logic."
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B.
Raymond Priestley
Raymond Priestley was a British geologist and Antarctic explorer who later became a prominent academic and university administrator.
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C.
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is a British political economist, journalist, and author known for his influential commentary on economic policy and social democracy.
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D.
Thomas Forster
Thomas Forster is a Jacobite military leader best known for commanding the rebel forces during the 1715 Jacobite rising in England.
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E.
Herbert Butterfield
Herbert Butterfield was a British historian and philosopher of history best known for his influential critique of teleological, progress-focused narratives in historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Master of Arts ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-10-01 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2004-06-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Repton School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Princeton University
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Stanford University ⓘ University College London NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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history of philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bernard Williams
NERFINISHED
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Thomas Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary political philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baruch Spinoza
NERFINISHED
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David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
free will
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moral responsibility ⓘ nature of agency ⓘ political justice ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Stuart Newton Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Freedom of the Individual
NERFINISHED
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Justice Is Conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Morality and Conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Spinoza NERFINISHED ⓘ Thought and Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hampstead, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
NERFINISHED
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Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University ⓘ Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University ⓘ Warden of Wadham College, Oxford ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Cartwright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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