Ernst von Glasersfeld
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Ernst von Glasersfeld was an Austrian-American philosopher and epistemologist best known as a leading proponent of radical constructivism and a key figure in the development of second-order cybernetics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15688034 — 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: Ernst von Glasersfeld Context triple: [second-order cybernetics, associatedWith, Ernst von Glasersfeld]
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Eugene Feenberg
Eugene Feenberg was an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to nuclear many-body theory and the development of variational methods in quantum mechanics.
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Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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Georg Feigl
Georg Feigl was a German mathematician known for his contributions to topology and the theory of functions.
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Jerome Bruner
Jerome Bruner was an influential American psychologist and educational theorist known for his work on cognitive development, constructivist learning, and the role of culture and narrative in education.
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Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher of science and mind associated with the Vienna Circle, known for advancing logical empiricism and influential theories of scientific explanation and physicalism.
- 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: Ernst von Glasersfeld Target entity description: Ernst von Glasersfeld was an Austrian-American philosopher and epistemologist best known as a leading proponent of radical constructivism and a key figure in the development of second-order cybernetics.
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A.
Eugene Feenberg
Eugene Feenberg was an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to nuclear many-body theory and the development of variational methods in quantum mechanics.
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B.
Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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C.
Georg Feigl
Georg Feigl was a German mathematician known for his contributions to topology and the theory of functions.
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D.
Jerome Bruner
Jerome Bruner was an influential American psychologist and educational theorist known for his work on cognitive development, constructivist learning, and the role of culture and narrative in education.
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E.
Herbert Feigl
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher of science and mind associated with the Vienna Circle, known for advancing logical empiricism and influential theories of scientific explanation and physicalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Heinz von Foerster (born Heinz von Foerster-Wolff)