Tom Regan
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Tom Regan was an American philosopher best known for his influential defense of animal rights based on the inherent value and moral standing of individual animals.
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| Tom Regan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Regan Context triple: [animal rights movement, hasNotablePhilosopher, Tom Regan]
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Peter Singer
Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher known for his influential work in applied ethics, particularly animal rights and global poverty, grounded in a contemporary utilitarian framework.
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Judith Jarvis Thomson
Judith Jarvis Thomson was an American moral philosopher best known for her influential work on rights, personhood, and the ethics of abortion, including the famous "violinist" thought experiment.
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C.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
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John Harris
John Harris is a songwriter known for co-writing the country hit "That's the Way Love Goes."
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E.
John Harris
John Harris was an American statesman who represented South Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
- 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: Tom Regan Target entity description: Tom Regan was an American philosopher best known for his influential defense of animal rights based on the inherent value and moral standing of individual animals.
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A.
Peter Singer
Peter Singer is an Australian moral philosopher known for his influential work in applied ethics, particularly animal rights and global poverty, grounded in a contemporary utilitarian framework.
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B.
Judith Jarvis Thomson
Judith Jarvis Thomson was an American moral philosopher best known for her influential work on rights, personhood, and the ethics of abortion, including the famous "violinist" thought experiment.
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C.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
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D.
John Harris
John Harris is a songwriter known for co-writing the country hit "That's the Way Love Goes."
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E.
John Harris
John Harris was an American statesman who represented South Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal rights advocate
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ethicist ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of animal exploitation
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legal and moral rights for animals ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1938-11-28 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2017-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Thiel College
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University of Virginia ⓘ |
| employer | North Carolina State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Regan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal ethics
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applied ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
inherent value of individuals
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rights of nonhuman animals ⓘ subjects-of-a-life ⓘ |
| influenced |
animal rights theory
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contemporary animal ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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John Rawls ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of animal rights
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rights-based approach to animal ethics ⓘ theory of inherent value of animals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | animal rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Tom Regan ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All That Dwell Therein: Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics
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Defending Animal Rights ⓘ Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights ⓘ The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation? ⓘ The Case for Animal Rights ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
deontological ethics
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rights-based ethics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy at North Carolina State University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Tom Regan Description of subject: Tom Regan was an American philosopher best known for his influential defense of animal rights based on the inherent value and moral standing of individual animals.
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