Sir Robert Filmer
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Sir Robert Filmer was a 17th-century English political theorist best known for defending the divine right of kings, whose ideas were later famously attacked by John Locke.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Filmer | 1 |
| Sir Robert Filmer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2540679 — 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: Sir Robert Filmer Context triple: [Two Treatises of Government, criticizes, Sir Robert Filmer]
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A.
Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister, theologian, and political thinker best known for his influential work on church-state relations and his role in the Covenanter movement.
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B.
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was the pen name of American surgeon and author H. Richard Hornberger, best known for writing the novel that inspired the film and television series M*A*S*H.
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C.
Thomas Pocock
Thomas Pocock was an English clergyman and diarist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his detailed journals and naval connections.
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D.
Henry Vane the Elder
Henry Vane the Elder was an English politician and royal administrator who served as ambassador and Secretary of State under King Charles I.
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E.
Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
- 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: Sir Robert Filmer Target entity description: Sir Robert Filmer was a 17th-century English political theorist best known for defending the divine right of kings, whose ideas were later famously attacked by John Locke.
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A.
Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister, theologian, and political thinker best known for his influential work on church-state relations and his role in the Covenanter movement.
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B.
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was the pen name of American surgeon and author H. Richard Hornberger, best known for writing the novel that inspired the film and television series M*A*S*H.
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C.
Thomas Pocock
Thomas Pocock was an English clergyman and diarist of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for his detailed journals and naval connections.
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D.
Henry Vane the Elder
Henry Vane the Elder was an English politician and royal administrator who served as ambassador and Secretary of State under King Charles I.
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E.
Samuel Harsnett
Samuel Harsnett was a 16th–17th century English clergyman and scholar who became Archbishop of York and was known for his writings against exorcism and Puritanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English writer
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person ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | absolutist political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical patriarchal narratives
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traditional royalist thought ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | English Civil War era political debates ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
foil for liberal social contract theory
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major target of John Locke’s political critique ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
divine right of kings
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political philosophy ⓘ theory of monarchy ⓘ |
| movement | absolutism ⓘ |
| name |
Sir Robert Filmer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Robert Filmer
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| notableIdea |
defense of the divine right of kings
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patriarchal theory of government ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Patriarcha
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Patriarcha, or The Natural Power of Kings ⓘ |
| occupation |
political philosopher
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political theorist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposedBy | John Locke ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | royalist ⓘ |
| politicalTheory |
absolute monarchy
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patriarchal monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | royalist polemicist ⓘ |
| tradition | divine right of kings doctrine ⓘ |
| viewOnConsent | rejected popular consent as basis of government ⓘ |
| viewOnEquality | rejected natural equality of men ⓘ |
| viewOnGovernment |
kings derive authority directly from God
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political authority modeled on paternal authority ⓘ |
| viewOnProperty | linked property rights to royal authority ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | used biblical arguments to justify monarchy ⓘ |
| workCriticizedIn | Two Treatises of Government ⓘ |
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Robert Filmer