Weighing Lives
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Weighing Lives is a philosophical work by John Broome that examines how to ethically compare and aggregate the value of different people’s lives in population ethics and decision theory.
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| Weighing Lives canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9481770 — 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: Weighing Lives Context triple: [John Broome, notableWork, Weighing Lives]
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A.
Taking Lives
Taking Lives is a 2004 psychological thriller film about an FBI profiler hunting a serial killer who assumes his victims’ identities, starring Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke.
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B.
That Others May Live
That Others May Live is a well-known rescue motto expressing the selfless commitment of search and rescue personnel to risk their lives to save others.
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C.
Valor da Vida
Valor da Vida is a Portuguese telenovela known for its dramatic storyline involving mystery, family secrets, and personal redemption.
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D.
Lives in the Balance
Lives in the Balance is a politically charged 1986 studio album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne that critiques U.S. foreign policy and social injustice.
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E.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
- 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: Weighing Lives Target entity description: Weighing Lives is a philosophical work by John Broome that examines how to ethically compare and aggregate the value of different people’s lives in population ethics and decision theory.
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A.
Taking Lives
Taking Lives is a 2004 psychological thriller film about an FBI profiler hunting a serial killer who assumes his victims’ identities, starring Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke.
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B.
That Others May Live
That Others May Live is a well-known rescue motto expressing the selfless commitment of search and rescue personnel to risk their lives to save others.
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C.
Valor da Vida
Valor da Vida is a Portuguese telenovela known for its dramatic storyline involving mystery, family secrets, and personal redemption.
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D.
Lives in the Balance
Lives in the Balance is a politically charged 1986 studio album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne that critiques U.S. foreign policy and social injustice.
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E.
The Life
"The Life" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album "Songs in A Minor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| author | John Broome ⓘ |
| discusses |
ethical evaluation of population changes
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how to aggregate well-being across persons ⓘ how to compare the value of different people’s lives ⓘ principles for weighing benefits and harms to different people ⓘ |
| field |
decision theory
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economics and philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics literature
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philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
additive separability of value
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aggregation of welfare ⓘ axiology ⓘ climate policy ethics ⓘ comparative value of outcomes ⓘ consequentialism ⓘ cost–benefit analysis ⓘ decision theory ⓘ ethical theory formalization ⓘ ethics of population ⓘ ethics of risk ⓘ ethics of saving lives ⓘ future generations ⓘ impartiality in ethics ⓘ interpersonal comparison of welfare ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ person-affecting views ⓘ population ethics ⓘ population size and value ⓘ practical reason ⓘ public policy evaluation ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ the repugnant conclusion ⓘ
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On What Matters
the value of lives ⓘ trade-offs between quality and quantity of life ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ value theory ⓘ weighing different people’s interests ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Broome ⓘ |
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