Anscombe
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Anscombe is the surname of Elizabeth Anscombe, a prominent 20th-century analytic philosopher known for her work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and action theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anscombe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2653295 — 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: Anscombe Context triple: [Elizabeth Anscombe, familyName, Anscombe]
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Nolen-Swinburne
Nolen-Swinburne is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the modernist Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C.
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Bartlett
Bartlett is a suburban commuter rail station in Bartlett, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
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Bartlett
Bartlett is a given name most notably borne by Bartlett S. Durham, the physician and landowner after whom the city of Durham, North Carolina, is named.
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Southery
Southery is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, situated in the Fens near the River Great Ouse.
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Whitehead
Whitehead is a small coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known for its Victorian architecture and seaside promenade.
- 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: Anscombe Target entity description: Anscombe is the surname of Elizabeth Anscombe, a prominent 20th-century analytic philosopher known for her work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and action theory.
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A.
Nolen-Swinburne
Nolen-Swinburne is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the modernist Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Bartlett
Bartlett is a suburban commuter rail station in Bartlett, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
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C.
Bartlett
Bartlett is a given name most notably borne by Bartlett S. Durham, the physician and landowner after whom the city of Durham, North Carolina, is named.
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D.
Southery
Southery is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, situated in the Fens near the River Great Ouse.
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E.
Whitehead
Whitehead is a small coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known for its Victorian architecture and seaside promenade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analytic philosopher
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family name ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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Cambridge philosophy ⓘ Wittgensteinian tradition ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St Hugh's College, Oxford
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linked to:
St Hugh’s College, Oxford
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| employer |
Newnham College, Cambridge
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Somerville College, Oxford ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| fieldOfWork |
action theory
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ethics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alasdair MacIntyre
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Philippa Foot ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
moral philosophy
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philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of psychology ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of consequentialism
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renewal of virtue ethics ⓘ theory of intention ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Intention
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Modern Moral Philosophy ⓘ Mr. Truman’s Degree ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Peter Geach ⓘ |
| translated | Philosophical Investigations ⓘ |
| translatedWorkOf | Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| usedBy | Elizabeth Anscombe ⓘ |
| wroteOn |
causality
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double effect ⓘ first-person authority ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anscombe Description of subject: Anscombe is the surname of Elizabeth Anscombe, a prominent 20th-century analytic philosopher known for her work in ethics, philosophy of mind, and action theory.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.