Philip Bobbitt
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Philip Bobbitt is an American constitutional scholar and legal theorist known for his influential work on constitutional interpretation, national security, and the relationship between law and strategy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip Bobbitt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7886223 — 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: Philip Bobbitt Context triple: [Guido Calabresi, coAuthorWith, Philip Bobbitt]
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A.
Kenneth N. Stevens
Kenneth N. Stevens was a pioneering acoustician and speech scientist renowned for his foundational work on the acoustic theory of speech production and perception.
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B.
Geoffrey R. Stone
Geoffrey R. Stone is an American legal scholar renowned for his work on constitutional law and the First Amendment, and for his long association with the University of Chicago.
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C.
Karl Llewellyn
Karl Llewellyn was a prominent 20th-century American legal scholar and leading figure of the legal realism movement, known especially for his role in drafting the Uniform Commercial Code.
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D.
James Hart
James Hart is an American writer and memoirist best known for his marriage to singer-songwriter Carly Simon and his candid memoir about their life together.
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E.
Stephen E. Rivkin
Stephen E. Rivkin is an American film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the "Avatar" series.
- 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: Philip Bobbitt Target entity description: Philip Bobbitt is an American constitutional scholar and legal theorist known for his influential work on constitutional interpretation, national security, and the relationship between law and strategy.
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A.
Kenneth N. Stevens
Kenneth N. Stevens was a pioneering acoustician and speech scientist renowned for his foundational work on the acoustic theory of speech production and perception.
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B.
Geoffrey R. Stone
Geoffrey R. Stone is an American legal scholar renowned for his work on constitutional law and the First Amendment, and for his long association with the University of Chicago.
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C.
Karl Llewellyn
Karl Llewellyn was a prominent 20th-century American legal scholar and leading figure of the legal realism movement, known especially for his role in drafting the Uniform Commercial Code.
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D.
James Hart
James Hart is an American writer and memoirist best known for his marriage to singer-songwriter Carly Simon and his candid memoir about their life together.
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E.
Stephen E. Rivkin
Stephen E. Rivkin is an American film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the "Avatar" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional scholar
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legal theorist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oxford University
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linked to:
University of Oxford
Princeton University ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional interpretation
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constitutional law ⓘ law and strategy ⓘ legal theory ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicPosition |
Columbia Law School
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King’s College London ⓘ New York University School of Law ⓘ School of Law at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
linked to:
University of Texas School of Law
University of Oxford ⓘ University of Texas School of Law ⓘ |
| hasRole |
director of a national security law center
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professor of law ⓘ scholar of constitutional theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary debates on constitutional interpretation
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scholarship on national security law ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American constitutional tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
theory of constitutional interpretation based on modalities
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work on constitutional interpretation ⓘ work on national security ⓘ work on relationship between law and strategy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Constitutional Fate
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Constitutional Interpretation ⓘ Terror and Consent ⓘ The Age of Consent ⓘ The Garments of Court and Palace ⓘ The Shield of Achilles ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
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legal scholar ⓘ public intellectual ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| theorizes | modalities of constitutional argument ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
constitutional interpretation
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history of the state ⓘ international relations ⓘ national security ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip Bobbitt Description of subject: Philip Bobbitt is an American constitutional scholar and legal theorist known for his influential work on constitutional interpretation, national security, and the relationship between law and strategy.
Referenced by (3)
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