Geoffrey Hellman
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Geoffrey Hellman is an American philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of mathematics and modal structuralism.
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| Geoffrey Hellman canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geoffrey Hellman Context triple: [Hellman, hasNotableBearer, Geoffrey Hellman]
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George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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B.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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C.
Louis Bernstein
Louis Bernstein is the birth name of Leonard Bernstein, the renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist.
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Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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E.
Leo Friedlander
Leo Friedlander was an American sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments and architectural sculpture, particularly in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Geoffrey Hellman Target entity description: Geoffrey Hellman is an American philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of mathematics and modal structuralism.
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A.
George Weil
George Weil was a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project and is noted for being the operator who withdrew the control rod to initiate the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago Pile-1.
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B.
Daniel H. Weiss
Daniel H. Weiss is an American art historian and academic leader who served as president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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C.
Louis Bernstein
Louis Bernstein is the birth name of Leonard Bernstein, the renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist.
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D.
Benjamin Rapoport
Benjamin Rapoport is a neurosurgeon and entrepreneur best known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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E.
Leo Friedlander
Leo Friedlander was an American sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments and architectural sculpture, particularly in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Stewart Shapiro ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metaphysics
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philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
mathematics (philosophy of)
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
foundations of mathematics
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modal logic ⓘ ontology of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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Gottlob Frege ⓘ Hilary Putnam ⓘ W. V. O. Quine ⓘ
linked to:
Willard Van Orman Quine
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modal structuralism
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structuralism in the philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| notableIdea | eliminative structuralism about mathematical objects ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mathematics Without Numbers ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
modal structuralism
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structuralism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota ⓘ |
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