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Philosophers, social scientists, and institutions — grouped as people and organizations rather than individual bibliographic works.
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638 thinkers
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Institute of Medicine
U.S. National Academies body publishing landmark reports on patient safety and quality of care.
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Institute of Medicine
U.S. National Academies body publishing landmark reports on patient safety and quality of care.
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Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
Governance body issuing Core Carbon Principles for voluntary carbon-market integrity.
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Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market
Governance body issuing Core Carbon Principles for voluntary carbon-market integrity.
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International Football Association Board
Keeper of football's Laws of the Game, including VAR protocol that separates operable review from inhabitable judgment.
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International Football Association Board
Keeper of football's Laws of the Game, including VAR protocol that separates operable review from inhabitable judgment.
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International Olympic Committee
Olympic governing body whose athlete statements and medal records document withdrawal, return, and competitive meaning.
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International Olympic Committee
Olympic governing body whose athlete statements and medal records document withdrawal, return, and competitive meaning.
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International Organization for Standardization
Global standards body (ISO) publishing international norms for quality, safety, and interoperability.
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International Organization for Standardization
Global standards body (ISO) publishing international norms for quality, safety, and interoperability.
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International Sustainability Standards Board
IFRS foundation board setting global sustainability and climate disclosure standards (S1/S2).
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International Sustainability Standards Board
IFRS foundation board setting global sustainability and climate disclosure standards (S1/S2).
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Iris Murdoch
Novelist-philosopher of moral attention, unselfing, and critique of fantasy in ethical life.
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Iris Murdoch
Novelist-philosopher of moral attention, unselfing, and critique of fantasy in ethical life.
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Irving L Janis
Psychologist of groupthink—how cohesive groups suppress dissent and convince themselves their consensus is rational.
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Irving L Janis
Psychologist of groupthink—how cohesive groups suppress dissent and convince themselves their consensus is rational.
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Isaiah Berlin
Political philosopher of value pluralism, liberty, and dangers of monist certainty in politics.
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Isaiah Berlin
Political philosopher of value pluralism, liberty, and dangers of monist certainty in politics.
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Ivan Illich
Social critic of professional monopoly, medicalization, and institutions that disable communal competence.
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Ivan Illich
Social critic of professional monopoly, medicalization, and institutions that disable communal competence.
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J David Pulsipher
Scholar of peace studies and Mormon theology; coauthor of Proclaim Peace.
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J David Pulsipher
Scholar of peace studies and Mormon theology; coauthor of Proclaim Peace.
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Jack W Brehm
Psychologist of psychological reactance—how perceived freedom loss triggers resistance and entrenchment.
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Jack W Brehm
Psychologist of psychological reactance—how perceived freedom loss triggers resistance and entrenchment.
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Jackie MacMullan
Basketball journalist who reconstructed the context around Allen Iverson's 'practice' rant beyond the viral clip.
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Jackie MacMullan
Basketball journalist who reconstructed the context around Allen Iverson's 'practice' rant beyond the viral clip.
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Jacques Ellul
Theologian and critic of technique—autonomous efficiency logic colonizing moral and political life.
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Jacques Ellul
Theologian and critic of technique—autonomous efficiency logic colonizing moral and political life.
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Jahn K. Hakes and Raymond D. Sauer
Economists who tested the Moneyball hypothesis against market pricing of undervalued baseball skills.
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Jahn K. Hakes and Raymond D. Sauer
Economists who tested the Moneyball hypothesis against market pricing of undervalued baseball skills.
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James A. Robinson
Economists of institutions, extractive versus inclusive political economy, and why nations fail or flourish.
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James A. Robinson
Economists of institutions, extractive versus inclusive political economy, and why nations fail or flourish.
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James C Scott
Political scientist of state simplification, legibility, and how high-modernist schemes misfire on local knowledge.
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James C Scott
Political scientist of state simplification, legibility, and how high-modernist schemes misfire on local knowledge.
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James C. VanderKam
Dead Sea Scrolls scholar surveying the finds and their impact on biblical studies.
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James C. VanderKam
Dead Sea Scrolls scholar surveying the finds and their impact on biblical studies.
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James D. Tabor
Scholars of new religious movements, apocalyptic groups, and how high-demand communities manage dissent.
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James D. Tabor
Scholars of new religious movements, apocalyptic groups, and how high-demand communities manage dissent.
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James G March
Organizational theorists of ambiguous preferences, garbage can decision-making, and institutional choice under uncertainty.
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James G March
Organizational theorists of ambiguous preferences, garbage can decision-making, and institutional choice under uncertainty.
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James Grenning
Engineer and author who extended test-driven development to embedded and hardware-adjacent systems within Agile practice.
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James Grenning
Engineer and author who extended test-driven development to embedded and hardware-adjacent systems within Agile practice.
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James M. Cook
Sociologists of social networks, homophily, and how tie structure shapes information and trust.
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James M. Cook
Sociologists of social networks, homophily, and how tie structure shapes information and trust.
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James N. Druckman
Political scientist studying persuasion, misinformation, and how public opinion forms under contested information environments.
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James N. Druckman
Political scientist studying persuasion, misinformation, and how public opinion forms under contested information environments.
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James R. Griesemer
Science studies scholars of boundary objects—artifacts that coordinate work across communities with different stakes.
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James R. Griesemer
Science studies scholars of boundary objects—artifacts that coordinate work across communities with different stakes.