Richard Jeffrey
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Richard Jeffrey was an American philosopher and logician best known for his work in probability theory, decision theory, and inductive logic.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Jeffrey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14265523 — 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: Richard Jeffrey Context triple: [J. Donald Monk, coAuthorWith, Richard Jeffrey]
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A.
Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher is a prominent German-American philosopher known for his extensive work in pragmatism, epistemology, and systematic philosophy.
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B.
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
Patrick J. Hayes
Patrick J. Hayes was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 20th century.
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D.
David E. Lewis
David E. Lewis is a screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed 1971 neo-noir thriller film "Klute."
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E.
Colin Allen
Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
- 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: Richard Jeffrey Target entity description: Richard Jeffrey was an American philosopher and logician best known for his work in probability theory, decision theory, and inductive logic.
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A.
Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher is a prominent German-American philosopher known for his extensive work in pragmatism, epistemology, and systematic philosophy.
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B.
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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C.
Patrick J. Hayes
Patrick J. Hayes was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the early 20th century.
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D.
David E. Lewis
David E. Lewis is a screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed 1971 neo-noir thriller film "Klute."
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E.
Colin Allen
Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.