Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
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Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is an American philosopher known for his work in ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of religion, particularly his defense of moral skepticism and secular approaches to morality.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Context triple: [William Lane Craig, hasDebated, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong]
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A.
Owen Flanagan
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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B.
Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
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C.
Richard Fantl
Richard Fantl was a film editor known for his work on mid-20th-century American movies, including the 1955 aviation drama "Top Gun."
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D.
Galen Strawson
Galen Strawson is a contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and the critique of free will and moral responsibility.
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E.
Matt Nover
Matt Nover is a former American basketball player best known for his role as a fictional college star in the 1994 sports film "Blue Chips."
- 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: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong Target entity description: Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is an American philosopher known for his work in ethics, moral psychology, and philosophy of religion, particularly his defense of moral skepticism and secular approaches to morality.
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A.
Owen Flanagan
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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B.
Philip Kitcher
Philip Kitcher is an influential contemporary philosopher of science known for his work on scientific realism, the structure and progress of science, and the ethical and social dimensions of scientific practice.
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C.
Richard Fantl
Richard Fantl was a film editor known for his work on mid-20th-century American movies, including the 1955 aviation drama "Top Gun."
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D.
Galen Strawson
Galen Strawson is a contemporary British philosopher known for his influential work in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and the critique of free will and moral responsibility.
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E.
Matt Nover
Matt Nover is a former American basketball player best known for his role as a fictional college star in the 1994 sports film "Blue Chips."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer | Duke University ⓘ |
| field |
applied ethics
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ethics ⓘ metaethics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments against moral intuitionism
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defense of moral skepticism ⓘ public engagement on ethics and religion ⓘ secular approaches to morality ⓘ work on moral disagreement ⓘ work on moral psychology ⓘ work on moral responsibility ⓘ work on philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableIdea |
coherentist moral epistemology
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contrastivism about moral responsibility ⓘ contrastivism about reasons ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosophy professor
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professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
coherentist approach to justification
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fallibilism about moral knowledge ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ non-religious ethics ⓘ secular moral theory ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
disagreement in ethics
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free will ⓘ moral epistemology ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ neuroscience and ethics ⓘ practical ethics ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Duke University Department of Philosophy
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Duke University Kenan Institute for Ethics ⓘ |
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