Norman Malcolm
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Norman Malcolm was an American analytic philosopher known for his close association with Ludwig Wittgenstein and influential work in the philosophy of mind, language, and epistemology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norman Malcolm canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T765768 — 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: Norman Malcolm Context triple: [John Rawls, doctoralAdvisor, Norman Malcolm]
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Douglas Clifton Brown
Douglas Clifton Brown was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons during the Second World War and the early postwar period.
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Garth Stevenson
Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
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C.
Robert Semple
Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
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D.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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E.
John William Wallace
John William Wallace was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 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: Norman Malcolm Target entity description: Norman Malcolm was an American analytic philosopher known for his close association with Ludwig Wittgenstein and influential work in the philosophy of mind, language, and epistemology.
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A.
Douglas Clifton Brown
Douglas Clifton Brown was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons during the Second World War and the early postwar period.
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B.
Garth Stevenson
Garth Stevenson is a Canadian-born double bassist and composer known for his atmospheric, nature-inspired film scores and solo work.
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C.
Robert Semple
Robert Semple was an early California pioneer, printer, and political leader who played a key role in the transition of California to statehood.
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D.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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E.
John William Wallace
John William Wallace was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analytic philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornell school of ordinary language philosophy
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Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-08-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Nebraska ⓘ
linked to:
University of Nebraska system
|
| employer | Cornell University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Wittgenstein scholarship
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion
ⓘ
contemporary analytic philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. E. Moore
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ Thomas Reid ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wittgensteinian approach to philosophy of religion
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arguments against the possibility of private language ⓘ defense of Moorean common sense epistemology ⓘ work on the concept of dreaming ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | close association with Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dreaming
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Knowledge and Certainty ⓘ Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Memoir ⓘ Nothing is Hidden ⓘ Wittgensteinian Themes ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
analytic philosophy
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ordinary language philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Selden, Kansas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ithaca, New York, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy at Cornell University ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
C. I. Lewis
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
G. E. Moore
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ certainty ⓘ dreaming and sleep ⓘ language and rules ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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