Mortimer Adler
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Mortimer Adler was an American philosopher, educator, and popularizer of the Great Books movement, known for his work on liberal education and efforts to make philosophy accessible to the general public.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mortimer J. Adler | 2 |
| Mortimer Adler canonical | 1 |
| Mortimer Jerome Adler | 1 |
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Target entity: Mortimer Adler Context triple: [John Dewey, influenced, Mortimer Adler]
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Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt was an American literary critic and humanist whose advocacy of classical restraint, moral realism, and the "New Humanism" movement deeply shaped 20th-century conservative thought.
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Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams was an American historian and political thinker known for his analyses of economic forces in history and his critiques of capitalism and imperial expansion.
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Clarence Irving Lewis
Clarence Irving Lewis was an influential American philosopher and logician known for his work on modal logic, pragmatism, and the theory of knowledge.
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Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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Henry Drummond Wolff
Henry Drummond Wolff was a British Conservative politician and diplomat of the late 19th century, noted for his role in party politics and foreign service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mortimer Adler Target entity description: Mortimer Adler was an American philosopher, educator, and popularizer of the Great Books movement, known for his work on liberal education and efforts to make philosophy accessible to the general public.
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A.
Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt was an American literary critic and humanist whose advocacy of classical restraint, moral realism, and the "New Humanism" movement deeply shaped 20th-century conservative thought.
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B.
Brooks Adams
Brooks Adams was an American historian and political thinker known for his analyses of economic forces in history and his critiques of capitalism and imperial expansion.
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C.
Clarence Irving Lewis
Clarence Irving Lewis was an influential American philosopher and logician known for his work on modal logic, pragmatism, and the theory of knowledge.
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D.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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E.
Henry Drummond Wolff
Henry Drummond Wolff was a British Conservative politician and diplomat of the late 19th century, noted for his role in party politics and foreign service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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author ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Aspen Institute (trustee)
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surface form:
Aspen Institute
Great Books Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-06-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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surface form:
Columbia College
Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Aspen Institute (trustee)
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surface form:
Aspen Institute
Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ Institute for Philosophical Research ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Adler ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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ethics ⓘ liberal education ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Mortimer Adler
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mortimer Jerome Adler
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| givenName | Mortimer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Great Books Program
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surface form:
Great Books movement in the United States
liberal education in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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John Dewey ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
making philosophy accessible to the general public
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popularizing the Great Books of the Western World ⓘ promoting liberal education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Great Books Program
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surface form:
Great Books movement
|
| notableWork |
Aristotle for Everybody
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How to Read a Book ⓘ Six Great Ideas ⓘ Ten Philosophical Mistakes ⓘ The Idea of Freedom ⓘ The Paideia Proposal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Mateo ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of the Board of Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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director of the Institute for Philosophical Research ⓘ editor of Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| workedOn | Great Books of the Western World series ⓘ |
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