Morris Weitz
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Morris Weitz was an American philosopher best known for his work in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, particularly his influential critique of defining art by necessary and sufficient conditions.
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| Morris Weitz canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Morris Weitz Context triple: [Weitz, hasNotableBearer, Morris Weitz]
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Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and classic Hollywood comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Lawrence Elman
Lawrence Elman is a film producer best known for his work on the 2013 adaptation of "Romeo & Juliet."
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Donald A. Wollheim
Donald A. Wollheim was an influential American science fiction editor, publisher, and author, best known for founding DAW Books and helping to shape modern science fiction and fantasy publishing.
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Harold D. Uris
Harold D. Uris was an American real estate developer and philanthropist, best known for co-founding Uris Buildings Corporation and for his major donations to educational institutions such as Cornell University.
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E.
Herbert Hutner
Herbert Hutner was an American lawyer, investment banker, and philanthropist known for his work in finance and the arts, as well as his high-profile marriage to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor.
- 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: Morris Weitz Target entity description: Morris Weitz was an American philosopher best known for his work in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, particularly his influential critique of defining art by necessary and sufficient conditions.
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A.
Morrie Ryskind
Morrie Ryskind was an American playwright, screenwriter, and lyricist best known for his work on Marx Brothers films and classic Hollywood comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Lawrence Elman
Lawrence Elman is a film producer best known for his work on the 2013 adaptation of "Romeo & Juliet."
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C.
Donald A. Wollheim
Donald A. Wollheim was an influential American science fiction editor, publisher, and author, best known for founding DAW Books and helping to shape modern science fiction and fantasy publishing.
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D.
Harold D. Uris
Harold D. Uris was an American real estate developer and philanthropist, best known for co-founding Uris Buildings Corporation and for his major donations to educational institutions such as Cornell University.
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E.
Herbert Hutner
Herbert Hutner was an American lawyer, investment banker, and philanthropist known for his work in finance and the arts, as well as his high-profile marriage to actress Zsa Zsa Gabor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century philosopher
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aesthetician ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Anglo-American philosophy
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linked to:
American philosophy
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| contributedTo | debates on the definition of art in 20th-century aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Brandeis University
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Ohio State University ⓘ Vassar College ⓘ |
| familyName | Weitz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic theory
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Morris ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary analytic aesthetics
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philosophy of art debates about the definition of art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
cluster concept theory of art
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critique of defining art by necessary and sufficient conditions ⓘ essay "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| name | Morris Weitz ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
art as an open concept
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rejection of essentialist definitions of art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Hamlet and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism"
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"Philosophy in Literature" ⓘ "Philosophy of the Arts" ⓘ "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics" ⓘ
linked to:
essay "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics"
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| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
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