Samuel Benjamin Harris
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Samuel Benjamin Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent public intellectual known for his writings and podcasts on religion, secularism, ethics, and human consciousness.
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| Samuel Benjamin Harris canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8578318 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Benjamin Harris Context triple: [Sam Harris, birthName, Samuel Benjamin Harris]
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John Richardson Harris
John Richardson Harris was an early 19th-century Texas pioneer and entrepreneur who founded the town of Harrisburg and became the namesake of Harris County.
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B.
Donald J. Harris
Donald J. Harris is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, known for his work in economic theory and development economics.
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Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
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D.
Henry Chase Hager
Henry Chase Hager is an American businessman and former White House aide best known as the husband of television personality and author Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
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E.
Samuel B. Paul
Samuel B. Paul was an insurance agent whose challenge to state regulation of out-of-state insurance companies led to the landmark 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case Paul v. Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Benjamin Harris Target entity description: Samuel Benjamin Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent public intellectual known for his writings and podcasts on religion, secularism, ethics, and human consciousness.
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A.
John Richardson Harris
John Richardson Harris was an early 19th-century Texas pioneer and entrepreneur who founded the town of Harrisburg and became the namesake of Harris County.
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B.
Donald J. Harris
Donald J. Harris is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, known for his work in economic theory and development economics.
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C.
Elmer Blaney Harris
Elmer Blaney Harris was an American playwright and author best known for writing the stage play "Johnny Belinda," which was later adapted into the acclaimed 1948 film.
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D.
Henry Chase Hager
Henry Chase Hager is an American businessman and former White House aide best known as the husband of television personality and author Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush.
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E.
Samuel B. Paul
Samuel B. Paul was an insurance agent whose challenge to state regulation of out-of-state insurance companies led to the landmark 1869 U.S. Supreme Court case Paul v. Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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neuroscientist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ podcaster ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in philosophy
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PhD in cognitive neuroscience ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sam Harris ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-04-09 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | neural basis of belief ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Harris ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
consciousness studies
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ethics ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ religion ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | host of the podcast "Waking Up" ⓘ |
| founded | Waking Up meditation app ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ popular science ⓘ religion criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mother | Susan Harris ⓘ |
| movement | New Atheism ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Benjamin Harris ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
deterministic view of free will
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moral landscape theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Free Will
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Letter to a Christian Nation ⓘ Lying ⓘ The End of Faith ⓘ The Moral Landscape ⓘ Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
neuroscientist
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podcast host ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | host of the podcast "Making Sense" ⓘ |
| spouse | Annaka Harris ⓘ |
| view |
advocacy of secularism
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criticism of organized religion ⓘ support for meditation and mindfulness without religious doctrine ⓘ support for scientific understanding of morality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Benjamin Harris Description of subject: Samuel Benjamin Harris is an American author, neuroscientist, and prominent public intellectual known for his writings and podcasts on religion, secularism, ethics, and human consciousness.
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