David and Elaine Spitz Prize
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The David and Elaine Spitz Prize is an annual award recognizing the best book in liberal and/or democratic theory published in English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David and Elaine Spitz Prize canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10728456 — 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: David and Elaine Spitz Prize Context triple: [Sheldon Wolin, awardReceived, David and Elaine Spitz Prize]
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A.
Rollo Davidson Prize
The Rollo Davidson Prize is an annual award recognizing outstanding early-career researchers in probability theory and related fields.
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B.
Bradley Prize
The Bradley Prize is a prestigious American award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to conservative thought, public policy, and civic leadership.
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C.
Hessell-Tiltman Prize
The Hessell-Tiltman Prize is a British literary award given annually for outstanding works of historical non-fiction.
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D.
David A. Sowles Memorial Award
The David A. Sowles Memorial Award is the American Alpine Club’s highest honor for valor, recognizing climbers who demonstrate extraordinary courage and selflessness in aiding others during mountaineering emergencies.
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E.
Jeffery–Williams Prize
The Jeffery–Williams Prize is a prestigious Canadian mathematical award presented annually by the Canadian Mathematical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David and Elaine Spitz Prize Target entity description: The David and Elaine Spitz Prize is an annual award recognizing the best book in liberal and/or democratic theory published in English.
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A.
Rollo Davidson Prize
The Rollo Davidson Prize is an annual award recognizing outstanding early-career researchers in probability theory and related fields.
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B.
Bradley Prize
The Bradley Prize is a prestigious American award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to conservative thought, public policy, and civic leadership.
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C.
Hessell-Tiltman Prize
The Hessell-Tiltman Prize is a British literary award given annually for outstanding works of historical non-fiction.
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D.
David A. Sowles Memorial Award
The David A. Sowles Memorial Award is the American Alpine Club’s highest honor for valor, recognizing climbers who demonstrate extraordinary courage and selflessness in aiding others during mountaineering emergencies.
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E.
Jeffery–Williams Prize
The Jeffery–Williams Prize is a prestigious Canadian mathematical award presented annually by the Canadian Mathematical Society to recognize outstanding contributions to mathematical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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book prize ⓘ |
| awardedForContributionTo |
advancement of democratic theory
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advancement of liberal theory ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best book in democratic theory
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best book in liberal theory ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| disciplineOfAwardedWork |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
book in liberal and/or democratic theory
ⓘ
book published in English ⓘ |
| field |
democratic theory
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liberal theory ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreOfAwardedWork | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWorks | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
David Spitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elaine Spitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Chandran Kukathas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Larmore NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ John Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadia Urbinati NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Pettit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | judged by committee of political theorists ⓘ |
| sponsor | International Conference for the Study of Political Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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