David Kaplan
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David Kaplan is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, particularly on demonstratives, indexicals, and the semantics of context.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Kaplan canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Kaplan Context triple: [Saul Kripke, influenced, David Kaplan]
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Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan is an American film and television director best known for his work on the acclaimed 1988 courtroom drama "The Accused."
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Greg Kaplan
Greg Kaplan is an economist known for his research on household heterogeneity, consumption, and macroeconomic policy, and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic modeling.
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C.
David Kahne
David Kahne is an American record producer and engineer known for his work with major artists across rock and pop, including Paul McCartney.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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E.
Ben D. Waisbren
Ben D. Waisbren is a film producer known for financing and producing major studio and independent movies.
- 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: David Kaplan Target entity description: David Kaplan is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, particularly on demonstratives, indexicals, and the semantics of context.
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A.
Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan is an American film and television director best known for his work on the acclaimed 1988 courtroom drama "The Accused."
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B.
Greg Kaplan
Greg Kaplan is an economist known for his research on household heterogeneity, consumption, and macroeconomic policy, and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic modeling.
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C.
David Kahne
David Kahne is an American record producer and engineer known for his work with major artists across rock and pop, including Paul McCartney.
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D.
Andrew Weisblum
Andrew Weisblum is an American film editor known for his work on major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Darren Aronofsky and Wes Anderson.
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E.
Ben D. Waisbren
Ben D. Waisbren is a film producer known for financing and producing major studio and independent movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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academic ⓘ logician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
formal semantics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| genre | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Rudolf Carnap ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary theories of demonstratives
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contemporary theories of indexicals ⓘ formal semantics of natural language ⓘ philosophy of language in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertrand Russell
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Gottlob Frege ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinction between character and content
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formal treatment of context-sensitive expressions ⓘ semantics of context ⓘ theory of direct reference ⓘ work on demonstratives ⓘ work on indexicals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
modal logic
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philosophy of logic ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
character–content distinction
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context of utterance ⓘ direct reference theory of indexicals ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
formal semantics for indexicals and demonstratives
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logic of demonstratives ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Afterthoughts”
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“Demonstratives” ⓘ |
| occupation | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Department of Philosophy, University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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subject linked to:
John Perry (philosopher)
subject linked to:
“Reference and Contingency”
subject linked to:
Gareth Evans (philosopher)