Ronald Dworkin
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Ronald Dworkin was a prominent American legal and political philosopher known for his theory of law as integrity and his influential work on rights, equality, and constitutional interpretation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ronald Dworkin canonical | 8 |
| Dworkin | 1 |
| Ronald Myles Dworkin | 1 |
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Target entity: Ronald Dworkin Context triple: [John Rawls, influenced, Ronald Dworkin]
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Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is an American political theorist best known for his work on justice, war, and ethics, particularly in his influential book "Just and Unjust Wars."
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John Rawls
John Rawls was a 20th-century American political philosopher best known for his theory of justice as fairness, which profoundly shaped contemporary liberal political thought.
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John Austin
John Austin was a 19th-century English legal theorist best known for developing the theory of legal positivism, which distinguishes law as it is from law as it ought to be.
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Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
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E.
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick was an influential American political philosopher best known for his libertarian theory of the minimal state, especially articulated in his book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ronald Dworkin Target entity description: Ronald Dworkin was a prominent American legal and political philosopher known for his theory of law as integrity and his influential work on rights, equality, and constitutional interpretation.
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A.
Michael Walzer
Michael Walzer is an American political theorist best known for his work on justice, war, and ethics, particularly in his influential book "Just and Unjust Wars."
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B.
John Rawls
John Rawls was a 20th-century American political philosopher best known for his theory of justice as fairness, which profoundly shaped contemporary liberal political thought.
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C.
John Austin
John Austin was a 19th-century English legal theorist best known for developing the theory of legal positivism, which distinguishes law as it is from law as it ought to be.
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D.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
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E.
Robert Nozick
Robert Nozick was an influential American political philosopher best known for his libertarian theory of the minimal state, especially articulated in his book "Anarchy, State, and Utopia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jurist ⓘ legal philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Civil Law ⓘ Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Holberg Prize
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surface form:
Holberg International Memorial Prize
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| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University School of Law
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University of Oxford ⓘ Yale Law School ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ronald Dworkin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dworkin
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| fieldOfWork |
constitutional theory
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ronald Dworkin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ronald Myles Dworkin
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| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| influenced |
constitutional jurisprudence
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contemporary legal theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
H. L. A. Hart
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John Rawls ⓘ |
| knownFor |
theory of law as integrity
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work on constitutional interpretation ⓘ work on equality ⓘ work on rights ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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British Academy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
equality of resources
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interpretivism in law ⓘ law as integrity ⓘ moral reading of the constitution ⓘ rights as trumps ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Matter of Principle
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Freedom's Law ⓘ Justice for Hedgehogs ⓘ Law's Empire ⓘ Life's Dominion ⓘ Sovereign Virtue ⓘ Taking Rights Seriously ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Worcester, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London, England, United Kingdom
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| positionHeld |
Bentham Professor of Jurisprudence
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Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law ⓘ Professor of Law ⓘ Professor of Philosophy ⓘ Quain Professor of Jurisprudence ⓘ |
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