Raymond Geuss
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Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Raymond Geuss Context triple: [Bernard Williams, influenced, Raymond Geuss]
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Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
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Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald J. Grabe is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions.
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Peter S. Elliot
Peter S. Elliot is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the ensemble romantic comedy "Think Like a Man."
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Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
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- 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: Raymond Geuss Target entity description: Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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A.
Gregory Nussbaum
Gregory Nussbaum is a film editor known for his work on the 2008 comic-book adaptation "The Spirit."
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B.
Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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C.
Ronald J. Grabe
Ronald J. Grabe is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions.
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D.
Peter S. Elliot
Peter S. Elliot is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the ensemble romantic comedy "Think Like a Man."
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E.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| approach |
historically grounded political philosophy
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realist political theory ⓘ |
| criticizes |
ideal theory in political philosophy
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liberal political philosophy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
Peter K. Unger
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surface form:
Robert Paul Wolff
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Columbia University
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Chicago ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
critical theory
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history of philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary realist political theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bernard Williams
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of ideal theory in political philosophy
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historically grounded approach to political philosophy ⓘ realist critique of liberalism ⓘ work on critical theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A World Without Why
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Changing the Subject ⓘ History and Illusion in Politics ⓘ Outside Ethics ⓘ Philosophy and Real Politics ⓘ Politics and the Imagination ⓘ Reality and Its Dreams ⓘ The Idea of a Critical Theory ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Evansville, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Frankfurt School
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Marxism ⓘ ethics ⓘ realism in political theory ⓘ |
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