Michael Oakeshott
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Michael Oakeshott was a 20th-century British political philosopher known for his skeptical, anti-rationalist account of politics and his influential work on conservatism and the philosophy of history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Oakeshott canonical | 3 |
| Michael Joseph Oakeshott | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Oakeshott Context triple: [Edmund Burke, influenced, Michael Oakeshott]
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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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B.
Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and his influential work in ordinary language philosophy, especially in "The Concept of Mind."
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Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton was a British conservative philosopher, writer, and public intellectual known for his work on aesthetics, political philosophy, and cultural criticism.
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Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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Sidney Hook
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher and public intellectual known for his work in pragmatism, social and political philosophy, and his evolution from Marxist sympathizer to prominent anti-communist thinker.
- 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: Michael Oakeshott Target entity description: Michael Oakeshott was a 20th-century British political philosopher known for his skeptical, anti-rationalist account of politics and his influential work on conservatism and the philosophy of history.
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A.
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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B.
Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and his influential work in ordinary language philosophy, especially in "The Concept of Mind."
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C.
Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton was a British conservative philosopher, writer, and public intellectual known for his work on aesthetics, political philosophy, and cultural criticism.
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D.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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E.
Sidney Hook
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher and public intellectual known for his work in pragmatism, social and political philosophy, and his evolution from Marxist sympathizer to prominent anti-communist thinker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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human ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-12-19 ⓘ |
| describedAs | 20th-century British political philosopher ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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St George's School, Harpenden ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
London School of Economics
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Nuffield College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Oakeshott ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy of education
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philosophy of history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Michael Oakeshott
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Michael Joseph Oakeshott
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| genre |
philosophical treatise
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political philosophy essay ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo-American conservatism
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conservative political theory ⓘ philosophy of education in the liberal tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British idealism
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surface form:
British idealists
G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential work on conservatism and the philosophy of history
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skeptical, anti-rationalist account of politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| movement |
British idealism
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conservatism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of rationalism in politics
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distinction between civil and enterprise association ⓘ politics as a conversation ⓘ skeptical account of politics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Experience and Its Modes
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On History and Other Essays ⓘ On Human Conduct ⓘ Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays ⓘ The Voice of Liberal Learning ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
conservative liberalism
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skeptical conservatism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chelsfield ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Acton ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Michael Joseph Oakeshott