W. D. Ross
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W. D. Ross was a 20th-century Scottish philosopher best known for his influential work in moral philosophy, especially his theory of prima facie duties and contributions to deontological ethics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| W. D. Ross canonical | 10 |
| William David Ross | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T692877 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. D. Ross Context triple: [Principia Ethica, influenced, W. D. Ross]
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Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
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G. E. Moore
G. E. Moore was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, common-sense realism, and the philosophy of language at the turn of the 20th century.
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Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick was a 19th-century English utilitarian philosopher and economist best known for his work "The Methods of Ethics" and his influential contributions to moral philosophy and welfare economics.
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F. Frederick Ayer
F. Frederick Ayer was an architect known for designing the historic Boston Garden arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C. D. Broad
C. D. Broad was a 20th-century British philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind, particularly on topics such as induction, perception, and psychical 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: W. D. Ross Target entity description: W. D. Ross was a 20th-century Scottish philosopher best known for his influential work in moral philosophy, especially his theory of prima facie duties and contributions to deontological ethics.
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A.
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams was a prominent 20th-century British moral philosopher known for his critiques of utilitarianism and moral theory, his emphasis on the complexity of ethical life, and his influential work on integrity, moral luck, and the history of philosophy.
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B.
G. E. Moore
G. E. Moore was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, common-sense realism, and the philosophy of language at the turn of the 20th century.
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C.
Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick was a 19th-century English utilitarian philosopher and economist best known for his work "The Methods of Ethics" and his influential contributions to moral philosophy and welfare economics.
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D.
F. Frederick Ayer
F. Frederick Ayer was an architect known for designing the historic Boston Garden arena in Boston, Massachusetts.
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E.
C. D. Broad
C. D. Broad was a 20th-century British philosopher known for his influential work in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind, particularly on topics such as induction, perception, and psychical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aristotle scholar
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academic ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Master of Arts ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1877-04-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1971-05-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Royal High School, Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Old Royal High School
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Ross ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelian studies
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ancient philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
William David Ross
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linked to:
W. D. Ross
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| givenName |
David
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William ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
Philip Stratton-Lake
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Robert Audi ⓘ contemporary deontological ethicists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aristotle (1923)
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Foundations of Ethics ⓘ The Right and the Good ⓘ editing and translating Aristotle’s works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethical intuitionism
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moral obligation ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| movement | deontological ethics ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
distinction between prima facie duty and actual duty
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pluralistic deontology ⓘ theory of prima facie duties ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aristotle (1923)
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Aristotle’s Metaphysics (editor and translator) ⓘ Foundations of Ethics ⓘ The Right and the Good ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | intuitionism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Aristotelian Society
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Provost of Oriel College, Oxford ⓘ Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford ⓘ White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oxford, England
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linked to:
Oxford
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Subject: W. D. Ross Description of subject: W. D. Ross was a 20th-century Scottish philosopher best known for his influential work in moral philosophy, especially his theory of prima facie duties and contributions to deontological ethics.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: W. D. Ross
linked to: W. D. Ross
subject linked to:
essay "Does Moral Philosophy Rest on a Mistake?"
subject linked to:
essay "Duty and Interest"