Susan Haack
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Susan Haack is a British-American philosopher known for her work in pragmatism, epistemology, and the philosophy of logic, particularly her development of "foundherentism" as a theory of justification.
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| Susan Haack canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4262279 — 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: Susan Haack Context triple: [Charles Sanders Peirce, influenced, Susan Haack]
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A.
Susan Bell Dennett
Susan Bell Dennett is the wife of American philosopher Daniel Dennett and a longtime partner in his personal and professional life.
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B.
Donna Toulmin
Donna Toulmin is known as the wife of British philosopher Stephen Toulmin, associated with his personal and academic life.
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C.
Philippa Foot
Philippa Foot was a British analytic philosopher best known for her work in ethics, particularly on virtue ethics and the famous "trolley problem."
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D.
Rebecca Goldstein
Rebecca Goldstein is an American philosopher and novelist known for her works exploring the intersection of philosophy, science, and religion, including "The Mind-Body Problem" and "Betraying Spinoza."
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E.
Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
- 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: Susan Haack Target entity description: Susan Haack is a British-American philosopher known for her work in pragmatism, epistemology, and the philosophy of logic, particularly her development of "foundherentism" as a theory of justification.
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A.
Susan Bell Dennett
Susan Bell Dennett is the wife of American philosopher Daniel Dennett and a longtime partner in his personal and professional life.
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B.
Donna Toulmin
Donna Toulmin is known as the wife of British philosopher Stephen Toulmin, associated with his personal and academic life.
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C.
Philippa Foot
Philippa Foot was a British analytic philosopher best known for her work in ethics, particularly on virtue ethics and the famous "trolley problem."
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D.
Rebecca Goldstein
Rebecca Goldstein is an American philosopher and novelist known for her works exploring the intersection of philosophy, science, and religion, including "The Mind-Body Problem" and "Betraying Spinoza."
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E.
Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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British person ⓘ academic ⓘ author ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| birthName | Susan Haack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | foundherentism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
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New Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ St Hilda's College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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legal philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary epistemology
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contemporary pragmatism ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Sanders Peirce
NERFINISHED
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John Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Popper NERFINISHED ⓘ W. V. O. Quine NERFINISHED ⓘ William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
foundherentism
NERFINISHED
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work in epistemology ⓘ work in legal philosophy ⓘ work in philosophy of logic ⓘ work in philosophy of science ⓘ work in pragmatism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Defending Science – Within Reason
NERFINISHED
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Deviant Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Deviant Logic, Fuzzy Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ Evidence and Inquiry NERFINISHED ⓘ Manifesto of a Passionate Moderate NERFINISHED ⓘ Philosophy of Logics NERFINISHED ⓘ Putting Philosophy to Work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | pragmatism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Law at the University of Miami
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Professor of Philosophy at the University of Miami ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| theorized | theory of justification called foundherentism ⓘ |
| workLocation | University of Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
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