Department of Philosophy
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The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit within Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, known for its strengths in logic, formal epistemology, and interdisciplinary research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Philosophy Context triple: [Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, hasDepartment, Department of Philosophy]
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Osaka University is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study and research of philosophical thought, including ethics, metaphysics, logic, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Zadar is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
- 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: Department of Philosophy Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit within Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, known for its strengths in logic, formal epistemology, and interdisciplinary research.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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B.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning through critical analysis and argumentation.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicAffiliation | Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Carnegie Mellon University
ⓘ
linked to:
CMU
|
| campus | Carnegie Mellon University main campus ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Department of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
ⓘ
Department of Statistics and Data Science, Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Statistics and Data Science
Tepper School of Business ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
formal methods
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interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
analytic philosophy
ⓘ
formal philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
computational approaches to philosophy
ⓘ
decision theory ⓘ formal epistemology ⓘ formal methods in philosophy ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in philosophy
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Doctoral degree in philosophy ⓘ Master’s degree in philosophy ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD program in philosophy
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graduate program in philosophy ⓘ interdisciplinary graduate programs ⓘ undergraduate major in philosophy ⓘ undergraduate minor in philosophy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carnegie Mellon University
ⓘ
linked to:
CMU
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| researchArea |
computational modeling in philosophy
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decision theory ⓘ ethics and value theory ⓘ formal epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ social choice theory ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/philosophy/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Department of Philosophy Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit within Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, known for its strengths in logic, formal epistemology, and interdisciplinary research.
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