Michael Bergmann
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Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
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| Michael Bergmann canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Bergmann Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, influenced, Michael Bergmann]
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Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
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C.
Robert Ochsenfeld
Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
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D.
Erwin Kurtz
Erwin Kurtz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Kurtz.
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E.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
- 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: Michael Bergmann Target entity description: Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
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A.
Martin Benrath
Martin Benrath was a German actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theater from the mid-20th century onward.
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B.
Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
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C.
Robert Ochsenfeld
Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist best known for co-discovering the Meissner effect, a fundamental phenomenon in superconductivity.
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D.
Erwin Kurtz
Erwin Kurtz is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Kurtz.
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E.
Klaus Heissler
Klaus Heissler is a talking goldfish with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, serving as a comedic and often sarcastic member of the Smith family in the animated series "American Dad!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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analytic philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| educatedIn | philosophy ⓘ |
| employer | Purdue University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ religious epistemology ⓘ skepticism ⓘ theory of justification ⓘ |
| genre | academic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
defense of externalist justification without awareness
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skeptical theism in response to the problem of evil ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
defeaters in epistemology
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divine hiddenness and belief in God ⓘ epistemic circularity ⓘ epistemic externalism ⓘ epistemic internalism ⓘ proper functionalism in epistemology ⓘ religious belief and justification ⓘ skeptical challenges to knowledge ⓘ the problem of evil and skeptical theism ⓘ the rationality of theism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the problem of divine hiddenness
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defense of externalist theories of justification ⓘ work in religious epistemology ⓘ work on epistemic justification ⓘ work on skepticism ⓘ work on the problem of evil ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American philosophical community ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableWork |
Justification Without Awareness
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Reason and Faith: Themes from Richard Swinburne ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosophy professor
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
West Lafayette, Indiana
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linked to:
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
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| writesIn | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Michael Bergmann Description of subject: Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
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