James Beattie
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James Beattie was an 18th-century Scottish poet, moral philosopher, and professor best known for his influential poem "The Minstrel" and his writings defending common sense philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Beattie canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8163142 — 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: James Beattie Context triple: [Elizabeth Montagu, socialCircle, James Beattie]
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James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
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B.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
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D.
Henry Cockburn
Henry Cockburn was a 19th-century Scottish judge, legal reformer, and essayist known for his influential role in Edinburgh’s intellectual and political life.
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John Millar
John Millar was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and legal scholar known for his influential work on jurisprudence, political economy, and the development of civil society.
- 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: James Beattie Target entity description: James Beattie was an 18th-century Scottish poet, moral philosopher, and professor best known for his influential poem "The Minstrel" and his writings defending common sense philosophy.
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A.
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
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B.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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C.
Robert Fergusson
Robert Fergusson was an 18th-century Scottish poet whose vivid vernacular verse and depictions of Edinburgh life strongly influenced later writers, including Robert Burns.
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D.
Henry Cockburn
Henry Cockburn was a 19th-century Scottish judge, legal reformer, and essayist known for his influential role in Edinburgh’s intellectual and political life.
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E.
John Millar
John Millar was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and legal scholar known for his influential work on jurisprudence, political economy, and the development of civil society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Enlightenment figure
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human ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 18th-century Scottish poet and moral philosopher ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Marischal College ⓘ |
| employer |
Marischal College
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University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Beattie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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common sense philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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philosophical prose ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Scottish common sense philosophers
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linked to:
Scottish Common Sense Realism
Thomas Reid ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Minstrel
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defending common sense philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| movement |
Scottish Enlightenment
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Scottish common sense realism ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Common Sense Realism
|
| name | James Beattie ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of David Hume’s skepticism
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defense of common sense against skepticism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth
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The Minstrel ⓘ |
| occupation |
moral philosopher
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
common sense realism
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linked to:
Scottish Common Sense Realism
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| placeOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen ⓘ |
| workSubject |
common sense
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moral philosophy ⓘ poetic imagination ⓘ truth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: James Beattie Description of subject: James Beattie was an 18th-century Scottish poet, moral philosopher, and professor best known for his influential poem "The Minstrel" and his writings defending common sense philosophy.
Referenced by (8)
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