Owen Flanagan
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Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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| Owen Flanagan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3398718 — 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: Owen Flanagan Context triple: [Flanagan, hasNotableBearer, Owen Flanagan]
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A.
Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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B.
Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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C.
Peter van Inwagen
Peter van Inwagen is a prominent contemporary American analytic philosopher best known for his work on metaphysics, free will, and the philosophy of religion.
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D.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
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E.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
- 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: Owen Flanagan Target entity description: Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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A.
Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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B.
Jonathan Wolff
Jonathan Wolff is an American musician best known for composing and performing the iconic theme music and scores for the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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C.
Peter van Inwagen
Peter van Inwagen is a prominent contemporary American analytic philosopher best known for his work on metaphysics, free will, and the philosophy of religion.
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D.
Crispin Wright
Crispin Wright is a prominent contemporary British philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, particularly on realism, anti-realism, and the nature of truth.
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E.
John Harris
John Harris is a fictional character known primarily as the husband of Bernadine Harris in the story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| basedIn | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston College
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Duke University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist ethics
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cognitive science ⓘ comparative ethics ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ neuroethics ⓘ philosophy of cognitive science ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
neuroscience
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
consciousness
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moral character ⓘ relationship between cognitive science and ethics ⓘ relationship between psychology and moral theory ⓘ |
| movement |
analytic philosophy
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naturalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
eudaimonistic ethics informed by psychology
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naturalized ethics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Consciousness Reconsidered
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Dreaming Souls ⓘ How to Do Things with Emotions ⓘ Self Expressions ⓘ The Bodhisattva’s Brain ⓘ The Geography of Morals ⓘ The Problem of the Soul ⓘ The Really Hard Problem: Meaning in a Material World ⓘ The Science of the Mind ⓘ Varieties of Moral Personality ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
James B. Duke Professor of Philosophy
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Professor of Neurobiology ⓘ Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ⓘ Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Owen Flanagan Description of subject: Owen Flanagan is an American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind, ethics, and the relationship between cognitive science and moral psychology.
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