Charles Taylor
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Charles Taylor is a prominent Canadian philosopher renowned for his work on political theory, multiculturalism, and the philosophy of self and identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Taylor canonical | 31 |
| Charles Taylor (philosopher) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T292854 — 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: Charles Taylor Context triple: [Templeton Prize, notableRecipient, Charles Taylor]
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A.
Charles Malik
Charles Malik was a Lebanese philosopher, diplomat, and statesman who played a leading role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later served as president of the UN General Assembly.
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B.
Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
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C.
Norman Lamont
Norman Lamont is a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister John Major in the early 1990s.
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D.
John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher, novelist, and public intellectual known for his critiques of globalization and advocacy for civic responsibility and democracy.
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E.
Jo Grimond
Jo Grimond was a British Liberal politician who revitalized and modernized the Liberal Party in the mid-20th century, serving as its influential leader and shaping its postwar identity.
- 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: Charles Taylor Target entity description: Charles Taylor is a prominent Canadian philosopher renowned for his work on political theory, multiculturalism, and the philosophy of self and identity.
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A.
Charles Malik
Charles Malik was a Lebanese philosopher, diplomat, and statesman who played a leading role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later served as president of the UN General Assembly.
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B.
Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
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C.
Norman Lamont
Norman Lamont is a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister John Major in the early 1990s.
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D.
John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher, novelist, and public intellectual known for his critiques of globalization and advocacy for civic responsibility and democracy.
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E.
Jo Grimond
Jo Grimond was a British Liberal politician who revitalized and modernized the Liberal Party in the mid-20th century, serving as its influential leader and shaping its postwar identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Rhodes Scholar
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhodes Scholars
|
| awardReceived |
Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture
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Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec ⓘ Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto Prize
Order of Canada ⓘ Templeton Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1931-11-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Canada
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Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
|
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
ⓘ
McGill University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
McGill University
ⓘ
Northwestern University ⓘ Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
communitarianism
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moral philosophy ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ philosophy of identity ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of self ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of secularization
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concept of social imaginaries ⓘ critique of atomism in liberal theory ⓘ theory of recognition ⓘ work on multiculturalism ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement |
Canadian idealism
ⓘ
communitarianism ⓘ |
| name | Charles Taylor ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Secular Age
ⓘ
Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
Hegel and Modern Society ⓘ Modern Social Imaginaries ⓘ Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition" ⓘ Philosophical Arguments ⓘ Sources of the Self ⓘ Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity ⓘ
linked to:
Sources of the Self
The Ethics of Authenticity ⓘ The Malaise of Modernity ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
New Democratic Party of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian New Democratic Party
|
| ranForOffice |
Canadian House of Commons
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Commons of Canada
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (32)
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linked to: Charles Taylor