Judith Shklar
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Judith Shklar was a prominent 20th-century political theorist known for her work on liberalism, cruelty, and the moral foundations of political obligation.
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| Judith Shklar canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Judith Shklar Context triple: [Hannah Arendt Prize, hasNotableLaureate, Judith Shklar]
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Seyla Benhabib
Seyla Benhabib is a prominent contemporary political philosopher known for her work on deliberative democracy, cosmopolitanism, and feminist theory.
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Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser is an American critical theorist and feminist philosopher known for her influential work on social justice, redistribution and recognition, and critiques of contemporary capitalism and democracy.
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Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher renowned for her work in ethics, political philosophy, and the capabilities approach to human development.
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Sissela Bok
Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist known for her influential work on lying, moral choice, and bioethics.
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Madeleine Elster
Madeleine Elster is a mysterious and elegant woman central to Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo," whose enigmatic behavior and apparent possession drive the film’s psychological suspense and romantic obsession.
- 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: Judith Shklar Target entity description: Judith Shklar was a prominent 20th-century political theorist known for her work on liberalism, cruelty, and the moral foundations of political obligation.
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A.
Seyla Benhabib
Seyla Benhabib is a prominent contemporary political philosopher known for her work on deliberative democracy, cosmopolitanism, and feminist theory.
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B.
Nancy Fraser
Nancy Fraser is an American critical theorist and feminist philosopher known for her influential work on social justice, redistribution and recognition, and critiques of contemporary capitalism and democracy.
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C.
Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher renowned for her work in ethics, political philosophy, and the capabilities approach to human development.
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D.
Sissela Bok
Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist known for her influential work on lying, moral choice, and bioethics.
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E.
Madeleine Elster
Madeleine Elster is a mysterious and elegant woman central to Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Vertigo," whose enigmatic behavior and apparent possession drive the film’s psychological suspense and romantic obsession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-09-17 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Carl Joachim Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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McGill University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Shklar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of political thought
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary liberal political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hannah Arendt
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ Montesquieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
citizenship
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cruelty ⓘ injustice ⓘ liberalism ⓘ political obligation ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | liberalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | liberalism of fear ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Utopia: The Decline of Political Faith
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American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion NERFINISHED ⓘ Legalism: Law, Morals, and Political Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberalism of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordinary Vices NERFINISHED ⓘ Political Thought and Political Thinkers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Faces of Injustice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | John Cowles Professor of Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workFocus |
injustice and exclusion in democratic societies
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moral foundations of liberalism ⓘ role of cruelty in politics ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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