“Neutral Relations”
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“Neutral Relations” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops his influential account of how relations can be ontologically neutral between their relata, contributing to contemporary metaphysics and the theory of relations.
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| “Neutral Relations” canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Neutral Relations” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “Neutral Relations”]
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A.
Neutrality Treaty
The Neutrality Treaty is a 1977 agreement between the United States and Panama that guarantees the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal and ensures its open access to ships of all nations in both peace and war.
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Neutor
Neutor is a historic city gate in Nuremberg, Germany, forming part of the city’s preserved medieval fortifications.
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C.
Our Relations
"Our Relations" is a 1936 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by Harry Lachman, featuring the duo in dual roles as both themselves and their long-lost twin brothers.
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There Shall Be Peace and Friendship!
"There Shall Be Peace and Friendship!" is a key section of South Africa’s anti-apartheid Freedom Charter that envisions a future based on international solidarity, human rights, and peaceful coexistence among all peoples.
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E.
Neutrality principle
The neutrality principle is a constitutional doctrine requiring government actions and laws—especially regarding religion—to remain impartial and neither favor nor disfavor any particular belief or nonbelief.
- 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: “Neutral Relations” Target entity description: “Neutral Relations” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops his influential account of how relations can be ontologically neutral between their relata, contributing to contemporary metaphysics and the theory of relations.
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A.
Neutrality Treaty
The Neutrality Treaty is a 1977 agreement between the United States and Panama that guarantees the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal and ensures its open access to ships of all nations in both peace and war.
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B.
Neutor
Neutor is a historic city gate in Nuremberg, Germany, forming part of the city’s preserved medieval fortifications.
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C.
Our Relations
"Our Relations" is a 1936 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by Harry Lachman, featuring the duo in dual roles as both themselves and their long-lost twin brothers.
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D.
There Shall Be Peace and Friendship!
"There Shall Be Peace and Friendship!" is a key section of South Africa’s anti-apartheid Freedom Charter that envisions a future based on international solidarity, human rights, and peaceful coexistence among all peoples.
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E.
Neutrality principle
The neutrality principle is a constitutional doctrine requiring government actions and laws—especially regarding religion—to remain impartial and neither favor nor disfavor any particular belief or nonbelief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
contemporary metaphysics
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ontology of relations ⓘ philosophy of relations ⓘ |
| developsAccountBy | Kit Fine’s theory of neutral relations ⓘ |
| field | analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relations that are ontologically neutral between their relata ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates about ontological commitment
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debates about the nature of relations ⓘ debates about truthmakers for relational truths ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalClaim |
relations can be characterized without privileging any particular relata
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some relational structures are neutral with respect to which objects occupy their positions ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
relational facts can be neutral with respect to the existence of relata
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relations need not be ontologically dependent on their relata ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysics
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ontological neutrality ⓘ theory of relations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dependence
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grounding ⓘ higher-order relations ⓘ relata ⓘ relational ontology ⓘ truthmaking ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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