Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge canonical	4
Knightbridge Professorship of Moral Philosophy	3
Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy	1
Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T203868 — 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: Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Context triple: [William Whewell, positionHeld, Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge]

A. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
B. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
C. School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
D. Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University
The Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the humanities, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
E. President of the Royal Society
The President of the Royal Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, overseeing its scientific leadership, governance, and public representation.
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: Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
Target entity description: The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.

A. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge
A Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge is an academic member of the college’s governing body, typically involved in teaching, research, and the administration of the University of Cambridge institution.
B. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
The Lucasian Professor of Mathematics is a prestigious endowed chair in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, historically held by some of the world's most influential scientists.
C. School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
D. Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University
The Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University is a distinguished endowed chair in the humanities, notably held by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
E. President of the Royal Society
The President of the Royal Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, overseeing its scientific leadership, governance, and public representation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	philosophy ⓘ
academicFocus	history of moral philosophy ⓘ metaethics ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ research in moral philosophy ⓘ teaching of ethics ⓘ
affiliation	University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University
chairType	moral philosophy chair ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University
field	ethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral theory ⓘ
hasAcademicRank	professor ⓘ
inception	1683 ⓘ
isEndowed	true ⓘ
isPrestigious	true ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge, England England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University
namedAfter	John Knightbridge ⓘ
notableHolder	Bernard Williams ⓘ C. D. Broad ⓘ G. E. Moore ⓘ Henry Sidgwick ⓘ Onora O’Neill ⓘ
partOf	Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge ⓘ
positionInHierarchy	senior professorship at University of Cambridge ⓘ
selectionMethod	appointment ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Whewell → positionHeld → Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ

Henry Sidgwick → positionHeld → Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy ⓘ