Tragic Choices
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Tragic Choices is a seminal legal and philosophical work by Guido Calabresi (with Philip Bobbitt) that examines how societies allocate scarce and life-saving resources through law and public policy.
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| Tragic Choices canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7886222 — 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: Tragic Choices Context triple: [Guido Calabresi, notableWork, Tragic Choices]
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Hard Choices
Hard Choices is a political memoir by Hillary Clinton recounting her experiences and decisions as U.S. Secretary of State.
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B.
Dilemma
"Dilemma" is a 2002 R&B/hip-hop song by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland that became a global hit and one of his signature tracks.
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C.
Dilemmas
Dilemmas is a collection of philosophical essays by Gilbert Ryle that further develops his influential critiques of traditional mind-body dualism and related conceptual confusions.
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D.
The Dilemma
The Dilemma is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard, starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as best friends whose relationship is tested when one discovers the other's wife is having an affair.
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E.
Judgment Calls
"Judgment Calls" is a crime novel by American author Alafair Burke, introducing deputy district attorney Samantha Kincaid in a legal thriller set in Portland, Oregon.
- 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: Tragic Choices Target entity description: Tragic Choices is a seminal legal and philosophical work by Guido Calabresi (with Philip Bobbitt) that examines how societies allocate scarce and life-saving resources through law and public policy.
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A.
Hard Choices
Hard Choices is a political memoir by Hillary Clinton recounting her experiences and decisions as U.S. Secretary of State.
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B.
Dilemma
"Dilemma" is a 2002 R&B/hip-hop song by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland that became a global hit and one of his signature tracks.
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C.
Dilemmas
Dilemmas is a collection of philosophical essays by Gilbert Ryle that further develops his influential critiques of traditional mind-body dualism and related conceptual confusions.
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D.
The Dilemma
The Dilemma is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard, starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James as best friends whose relationship is tested when one discovers the other's wife is having an affair.
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E.
Judgment Calls
"Judgment Calls" is a crime novel by American author Alafair Burke, introducing deputy district attorney Samantha Kincaid in a legal thriller set in Portland, Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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legal theory work ⓘ |
| addresses |
moral responsibility for allocation decisions
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role of courts in tragic choices ⓘ role of legislatures in tragic choices ⓘ role of markets in tragic choices ⓘ role of professional discretion in tragic choices ⓘ |
| author |
Guido Calabresi
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Philip Bobbitt ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Guido Calabresi
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Philip Bobbitt ⓘ |
| describes |
techniques for disguising tragic choices
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use of administrative criteria in allocating scarce goods ⓘ use of lotteries in allocating scarce goods ⓘ use of markets in allocating scarce goods ⓘ |
| examines |
how societies make life-and-death decisions
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legal doctrines that structure tragic choices ⓘ political processes that hide tragic choices ⓘ trade-offs in distributing medical care ⓘ trade-offs in distributing safety ⓘ trade-offs in distributing welfare benefits ⓘ |
| field |
law
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law and economics ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
institutional responses to scarcity
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legal rules governing life-and-death decisions ⓘ moral dimensions of resource allocation ⓘ social mechanisms for allocating scarce goods ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
bioethics debates on rationing
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legal scholarship on resource allocation ⓘ public policy analysis of scarcity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
legal scholars
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philosophers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ students of law and public policy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
allocation of scarce resources
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law and public policy ⓘ life-saving resources ⓘ tragic choices in social policy ⓘ |
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Subject: Tragic Choices Description of subject: Tragic Choices is a seminal legal and philosophical work by Guido Calabresi (with Philip Bobbitt) that examines how societies allocate scarce and life-saving resources through law and public policy.
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