William Alston
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William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
All labels observed (2)
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| William Alston canonical | 6 |
| William P. Alston | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1723221 — 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: William Alston Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, doctoralAdvisor, William Alston]
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Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
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Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
- 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: William Alston Target entity description: William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
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A.
Richard Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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B.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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C.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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D.
Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a 20th-century Reformed theologian and Christian philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics within the Calvinist tradition.
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E.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. is an American Reformed theologian and author known for his influential work on sin, Christian doctrine, and contemporary applications of Trinitarian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Subject: William Alston Description of subject: William Alston was an influential American philosopher best known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the theory of perception.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Alston
Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience
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relatedWorkOfAuthor
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William P. Alston
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linked to: William Alston
linked to: William Alston
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Divine Nature and Human Language: Essays in Philosophical Theology
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contributor
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William P. Alston
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linked to: William Alston