Shelly Kagan
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Shelly Kagan is an American philosopher at Yale University known for his influential work on ethics, moral theory, and the philosophy of death.
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| Shelly Kagan canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shelly Kagan Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasDebated, Shelly Kagan]
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A.
Leslie Kogan
Leslie Kogan is the wife of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, known for her connection to the acclaimed musician behind hits like "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend."
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B.
Shelly Pfefferman
Shelly Pfefferman is a central character in the television series "Transparent," portrayed as the outspoken, emotionally complex matriarch of the Pfefferman family.
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C.
Shelly Rubin
Shelly Rubin is an American philanthropist and arts patron best known as a co-founder of the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.
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D.
Shari Weiser
Shari Weiser is a puppeteer and performer best known for physically portraying the character Hoggle in Jim Henson’s fantasy film "Labyrinth."
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E.
Jill Blotevogel
Jill Blotevogel is a television writer and producer best known for her work developing and showrunning the MTV horror series Scream, including the reboot season Scream: Resurrection.
- 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: Shelly Kagan Target entity description: Shelly Kagan is an American philosopher at Yale University known for his influential work on ethics, moral theory, and the philosophy of death.
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A.
Leslie Kogan
Leslie Kogan is the wife of American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, known for her connection to the acclaimed musician behind hits like "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend."
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B.
Shelly Pfefferman
Shelly Pfefferman is a central character in the television series "Transparent," portrayed as the outspoken, emotionally complex matriarch of the Pfefferman family.
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C.
Shelly Rubin
Shelly Rubin is an American philanthropist and arts patron best known as a co-founder of the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.
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D.
Shari Weiser
Shari Weiser is a puppeteer and performer best known for physically portraying the character Hoggle in Jim Henson’s fantasy film "Labyrinth."
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E.
Jill Blotevogel
Jill Blotevogel is a television writer and producer best known for her work developing and showrunning the MTV horror series Scream, including the reboot season Scream: Resurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethicist
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Princeton University
NERFINISHED
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Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfEmployment | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Thomas Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied ethics
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ethics ⓘ metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ philosophy of death ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
| genre | academic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
University of Illinois at Chicago
NERFINISHED
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University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popular Yale lecture course on death
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work on normative ethics ⓘ work on the badness of death ⓘ work on the morality of killing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
consequentialism
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deontology ⓘ desert-based moral theories ⓘ moral constraints and options ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| name | Shelly Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Death
NERFINISHED
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Normative Ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ The Geometry of Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Limits of Morality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University ⓘ |
| publication |
Death
NERFINISHED
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Normative Ethics ⓘ The Geometry of Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Limits of Morality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of death ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Haven, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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