Henry Home, Lord Kames
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Henry Home, Lord Kames was an influential 18th-century Scottish judge, philosopher, and writer whose works on law, morality, and aesthetics made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Home, Lord Kames canonical | 5 |
| Lord Kames | 4 |
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Target entity: Henry Home, Lord Kames Context triple: [Scottish Enlightenment, hasKeyFigure, Henry Home, Lord Kames]
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Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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B.
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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C.
David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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D.
James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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E.
Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Henry Home, Lord Kames Target entity description: Henry Home, Lord Kames was an influential 18th-century Scottish judge, philosopher, and writer whose works on law, morality, and aesthetics made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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A.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
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B.
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher best known as the founder of the Scottish common sense school of philosophy, which opposed the skepticism of thinkers like David Hume.
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C.
David Hume
David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian known for his influential empiricism, skepticism, and naturalistic approach to human understanding.
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D.
James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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E.
Francis Hutcheson
Francis Hutcheson was an 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and moral theorist whose ideas on moral sense and benevolence significantly shaped later thinkers, including Adam Smith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment philosopher
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Scottish Enlightenment figure ⓘ Scottish judge ⓘ human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthName | Henry Home ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1696 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1782 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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agricultural improvement ⓘ law ⓘ legal history ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic criticism
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legal treatise ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Henry Home, Lord Kames
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lord Kames
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| influenced |
Scottish Enlightenment thought
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aesthetic theory in Britain ⓘ legal theory in Scotland ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francis Hutcheson
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natural law tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Scots law (to a limited extent)
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surface form:
Scots law
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| memberOf |
College of Justice
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surface form:
Court of Session
Scottish judiciary ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
empirical approach to aesthetics
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historical development of law ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elements of Criticism
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals ⓘ
surface form:
Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion
Historical Law-Tracts ⓘ Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain ⓘ
surface form:
Sketches of the History of Man
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| occupation |
judge
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legal theorist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berwickshire
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surface form:
Berwickshire, Scotland
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| placeOfDeath |
Edinburgh
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surface form:
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| positionHeld |
Lord Justice General
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surface form:
Lord of Justiciary
Lord President of the Court of Session ⓘ
surface form:
Lord of Session
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| residence | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| spouse | Agnes Carre ⓘ |
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