Bernard Bosanquet
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Bernard Bosanquet was a British idealist philosopher and political theorist known for his work on metaphysics, social philosophy, and the nature of the state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Bernard Bosanquet canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bernard Bosanquet Context triple: [T. H. Green, influenced, Bernard Bosanquet]
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William Sidney Bence Bosanquet
William Sidney Bence Bosanquet was a British academic and civil servant best known as the husband of Esther Cleveland, daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
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Simon Bosanquet
Simon Bosanquet is a film and television producer best known for his work on the award-winning biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
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L. T. Hobhouse
L. T. Hobhouse was a British liberal political theorist and sociologist whose writings helped shape modern social liberalism and the intellectual foundations of New Liberalism.
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G. D. H. Cole
G. D. H. Cole was a British political theorist, economic historian, and socialist writer known for his influential work on democratic socialism, workers’ self-management, and the cooperative movement.
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E.
Graham Wallas
Graham Wallas was a British socialist, political scientist, and educationalist known for co-founding the London School of Economics and for his influential work on democratic theory and the psychology of politics.
- 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: Bernard Bosanquet Target entity description: Bernard Bosanquet was a British idealist philosopher and political theorist known for his work on metaphysics, social philosophy, and the nature of the state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
William Sidney Bence Bosanquet
William Sidney Bence Bosanquet was a British academic and civil servant best known as the husband of Esther Cleveland, daughter of U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
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B.
Simon Bosanquet
Simon Bosanquet is a film and television producer best known for his work on the award-winning biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."
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C.
L. T. Hobhouse
L. T. Hobhouse was a British liberal political theorist and sociologist whose writings helped shape modern social liberalism and the intellectual foundations of New Liberalism.
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D.
G. D. H. Cole
G. D. H. Cole was a British political theorist, economic historian, and socialist writer known for his influential work on democratic socialism, workers’ self-management, and the cooperative movement.
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E.
Graham Wallas
Graham Wallas was a British socialist, political scientist, and educationalist known for co-founding the London School of Economics and for his influential work on democratic theory and the psychology of politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British idealist
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1848-06-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1923-02-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Harrow School ⓘ |
| employer |
University of London
NERFINISHED
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University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Bosanquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | Bernard Bosanquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British idealist tradition
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R. G. Collingwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
NERFINISHED
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ T. H. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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metaphysical idealism ⓘ nature of the state ⓘ relation between individual and society ⓘ |
| movement |
British idealism
NERFINISHED
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absolute idealism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of Aesthetic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essays and Addresses NERFINISHED ⓘ Logic, or the Morphology of Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Philosophical Theory of the State NERFINISHED ⓘ The Principle of Individuality and Value NERFINISHED ⓘ The Value and Destiny of the Individual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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social theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
general will as common good
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organic theory of the state ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Hegelianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rock Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Dendy Bosanquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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