John Tomasi
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John Tomasi is an American political philosopher known for his work on the intersection of classical liberalism and theories of justice, particularly in his book "Free Market Fairness."
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| John Tomasi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Tomasi Context triple: [John Rawls, influenced, John Tomasi]
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James A. Robinson
James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."
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David Friedman
David Friedman, better known professionally as David Benioff, is an American writer, screenwriter, and producer best known as the co-creator and showrunner of the television series "Game of Thrones."
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C.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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D.
Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
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E.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- 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: John Tomasi Target entity description: John Tomasi is an American political philosopher known for his work on the intersection of classical liberalism and theories of justice, particularly in his book "Free Market Fairness."
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A.
James A. Robinson
James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."
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B.
David Friedman
David Friedman, better known professionally as David Benioff, is an American writer, screenwriter, and producer best known as the co-creator and showrunner of the television series "Game of Thrones."
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C.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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D.
Michael S. Barr
Michael S. Barr is an American legal scholar and policymaker who serves as a key U.S. financial regulator, overseeing banking supervision and financial stability at the Federal Reserve.
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E.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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book ⓘ person ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Gerald Gaus ⓘ |
| author | John Tomasi ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Colby College
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Oxford University ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
University of Arizona ⓘ |
| employer | Brown University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
liberalism
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political philosophy ⓘ theories of justice ⓘ |
| genre | political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political science ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Hayek
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John Rawls ⓘ Robert Nozick ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending market-based theories of justice
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work at the intersection of classical liberalism and theories of justice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
classical liberalism
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free markets ⓘ justice ⓘ liberal egalitarianism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | market democracy as a fusion of classical liberalism and high liberalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Free Market Fairness ⓘ |
| occupation |
political philosopher
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professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Political Theory Project at Brown University
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Professor of Philosophy at Brown University ⓘ Professor of Political Science at Brown University ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
classical liberalism
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market democracy ⓘ |
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