The Importance of Individuals
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"The Importance of Individuals" is an essay by philosopher William James that emphasizes the unique value, moral significance, and creative role of each person in shaping experience and society.
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| The Importance of Individuals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7410860 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Importance of Individuals Context triple: [The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, hasEssay, The Importance of Individuals]
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A.
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities is a Slovak centre-right, populist political party known for its anti-corruption stance and opposition to the long-dominant Smer-SD.
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B.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
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C.
The Intelligent Individual and Society
"The Intelligent Individual and Society" is a philosophical work by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the rational individual within modern social and political structures.
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D.
Identity and Necessity
Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
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E.
Freedom and Necessity
Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
- 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: The Importance of Individuals Target entity description: "The Importance of Individuals" is an essay by philosopher William James that emphasizes the unique value, moral significance, and creative role of each person in shaping experience and society.
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A.
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities
Ordinary People and Independent Personalities is a Slovak centre-right, populist political party known for its anti-corruption stance and opposition to the long-dominant Smer-SD.
-
B.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
-
C.
The Intelligent Individual and Society
"The Intelligent Individual and Society" is a philosophical work by Nobel Prize–winning physicist Percy W. Bridgman that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the rational individual within modern social and political structures.
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D.
Identity and Necessity
Identity and Necessity is a seminal philosophical work by Saul Kripke that develops his influential ideas on modal logic, rigid designation, and the nature of necessary truths about identity.
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E.
Freedom and Necessity
Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work by William James ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
each person has unique experiential contributions
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individual perspectives enrich collective life ⓘ individuals are morally significant ⓘ individuals help create social reality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American philosophy
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William James’s later ethical thought ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
overly collectivist conceptions of value
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views that minimize individual significance ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
personal initiative
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plurality of viewpoints ⓘ the dignity of persons ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
individual experience
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moral responsibility ⓘ personal agency ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
emphasis on lived experience
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pluralism about persons ⓘ pragmatic evaluation of moral significance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
pluralistic metaphysics of William James
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pragmatic conception of truth ⓘ |
| influences |
debates on the role of the individual in society
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discussions of individual moral worth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
creative role of individuals in shaping experience
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creative role of individuals in shaping society ⓘ moral significance of individuals ⓘ unique value of each person ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | pragmatism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
creative experience
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individualism ⓘ moral agency ⓘ social construction of reality ⓘ |
| supportsView |
that individuals co-create meaning
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that social progress depends on personal contributions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Importance of Individuals Description of subject: "The Importance of Individuals" is an essay by philosopher William James that emphasizes the unique value, moral significance, and creative role of each person in shaping experience and society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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hasEssay
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The Importance of Individuals
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