Hans Jonas
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Hans Jonas was a German-born Jewish philosopher best known for his work on Gnosticism, existentialism, and ethics of responsibility in the technological age.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hans Jonas canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hans Jonas Context triple: [Rudolf Bultmann, influenced, Hans Jonas]
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A.
Nicolai Hartmann
Nicolai Hartmann was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his influential work in ontology and ethics, developing a critical realist and stratified view of reality.
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B.
Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch was a German Marxist philosopher best known for his utopian and humanist ideas, especially articulated in his major work "The Principle of Hope."
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C.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and existential philosopher known for his work on psychopathology, the philosophy of existence, and the concept of the "Axial Age."
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D.
Hans Blumenberg
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher and historian of ideas known for his influential work on metaphorology, myth, and the legitimacy of the modern age.
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E.
Emmanuel Levinas
Emmanuel Levinas was a 20th-century French philosopher best known for his ethical philosophy that places the face-to-face encounter with the Other at the center of moral responsibility.
- 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: Hans Jonas Target entity description: Hans Jonas was a German-born Jewish philosopher best known for his work on Gnosticism, existentialism, and ethics of responsibility in the technological age.
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A.
Nicolai Hartmann
Nicolai Hartmann was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his influential work in ontology and ethics, developing a critical realist and stratified view of reality.
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B.
Ernst Bloch
Ernst Bloch was a German Marxist philosopher best known for his utopian and humanist ideas, especially articulated in his major work "The Principle of Hope."
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C.
Karl Jaspers
Karl Jaspers was a German-Swiss psychiatrist and existential philosopher known for his work on psychopathology, the philosophy of existence, and the concept of the "Axial Age."
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D.
Hans Blumenberg
Hans Blumenberg was a German philosopher and historian of ideas known for his influential work on metaphorology, myth, and the legitimacy of the modern age.
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E.
Emmanuel Levinas
Emmanuel Levinas was a 20th-century French philosopher best known for his ethical philosophy that places the face-to-face encounter with the Other at the center of moral responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosopher
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Jewish philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-05-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-02-05 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Carleton University
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ New School for Social Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Gnosticism
NERFINISHED
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ethics ⓘ existentialism ⓘ history of religion ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ |
| givenName | Hans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | existentialism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of Gnosticism
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ethics of responsibility ⓘ heuristics of fear ⓘ philosophy of organism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mortality and Morality
NERFINISHED
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The Gnostic Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Imperative of Responsibility NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phenomenon of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mönchengladbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Jewish Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Edmund Husserl
NERFINISHED
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Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf Bultmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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