Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
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The Central Division of the American Philosophical Association is one of the association’s main regional branches, organizing conferences and supporting professional activities for philosophers in the central United States.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13372329 — 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: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association Context triple: [American Philosophical Association, hasDivision, Central Division of the American Philosophical Association]
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American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the primary professional organization for philosophers in the United States, dedicated to promoting scholarly research, teaching, and the exchange of ideas in philosophy.
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Committee on Teaching of Philosophy
The Committee on Teaching of Philosophy is a body within the American Philosophical Association dedicated to improving and supporting the teaching and pedagogy of philosophy at all educational levels.
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Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges
The Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges is a body within the American Philosophical Association that supports and advocates for the teaching and study of philosophy in community and other two-year colleges.
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APA Divisions
APA Divisions are specialized subgroups within the American Psychological Association that focus on specific areas of psychology, research, and professional practice.
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APA Eastern Division
APA Eastern Division is a regional division of the American Philosophical Association that organizes an annual conference and supports professional activities for philosophers in the eastern United States.
- 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: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association Target entity description: The Central Division of the American Philosophical Association is one of the association’s main regional branches, organizing conferences and supporting professional activities for philosophers in the central United States.
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A.
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the primary professional organization for philosophers in the United States, dedicated to promoting scholarly research, teaching, and the exchange of ideas in philosophy.
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B.
Committee on Teaching of Philosophy
The Committee on Teaching of Philosophy is a body within the American Philosophical Association dedicated to improving and supporting the teaching and pedagogy of philosophy at all educational levels.
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C.
Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges
The Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges is a body within the American Philosophical Association that supports and advocates for the teaching and study of philosophy in community and other two-year colleges.
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D.
APA Divisions
APA Divisions are specialized subgroups within the American Psychological Association that focus on specific areas of psychology, research, and professional practice.
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E.
APA Eastern Division
APA Eastern Division is a regional division of the American Philosophical Association that organizes an annual conference and supports professional activities for philosophers in the eastern United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organizational unit
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regional division of a learned society ⓘ |
| activity |
academic sessions and panels
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annual or regular conferences ⓘ professional networking ⓘ support for philosophers ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association
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Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| focus |
academic philosophy
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professional philosophy ⓘ |
| hasDivisionType | regional division ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
academic professionals in philosophy
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graduate students in philosophy ⓘ philosophers ⓘ |
| isOneOf | three main regional divisions of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| organizationType | professional association division ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| partOf | American Philosophical Association ⓘ |
| purpose |
organize conferences
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support professional activities for philosophers ⓘ |
| regionServed | central United States ⓘ |
| sector | nonprofit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association Description of subject: The Central Division of the American Philosophical Association is one of the association’s main regional branches, organizing conferences and supporting professional activities for philosophers in the central United States.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American Philosophical Association
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hasDivision
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Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
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subject linked to:
APA
Pacific Division (American Philosophical Association)
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hasSisterDivision
→
Central Division (American Philosophical Association)
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subject linked to:
Pacific Division
linked to: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges
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affiliation
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American Philosophical Association Central Division
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linked to: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association prizes
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associatedWith
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American Philosophical Association Central Division
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linked to: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
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hasDivision
→
Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
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subject linked to:
APA (philosophy)
Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association
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hasSisterDivision
→
Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
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