Graham Priest
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Graham Priest is a prominent contemporary philosopher and logician best known for his work on non-classical logics, especially dialetheism, and his influential analyses of logical paradoxes.
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| Graham Priest canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Graham Priest Context triple: [liar paradox, studiedBy, Graham Priest]
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Stephen Yablo
Stephen Yablo is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, including his formulation of "Yablo's paradox" and extensive analysis of semantic paradoxes.
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Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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Saul Kripke
Saul Kripke was an American philosopher and logician renowned for his groundbreaking work in modal logic, the philosophy of language, and metaphysics, particularly his theories of naming and necessity.
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Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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P. F. Strawson
P. F. Strawson was a prominent 20th-century British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the critique of Russell’s theory of descriptions.
- 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: Graham Priest Target entity description: Graham Priest is a prominent contemporary philosopher and logician best known for his work on non-classical logics, especially dialetheism, and his influential analyses of logical paradoxes.
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A.
Stephen Yablo
Stephen Yablo is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, including his formulation of "Yablo's paradox" and extensive analysis of semantic paradoxes.
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B.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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C.
Saul Kripke
Saul Kripke was an American philosopher and logician renowned for his groundbreaking work in modal logic, the philosophy of language, and metaphysics, particularly his theories of naming and necessity.
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D.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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E.
P. F. Strawson
P. F. Strawson was a prominent 20th-century British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the critique of Russell’s theory of descriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ contemporary philosopher ⓘ logician ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century philosophy
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21st-century philosophy ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
University of London ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australian ⓘ |
| employer |
CUNY Graduate Center
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University of Melbourne ⓘ University of Queensland ⓘ
linked to:
The University of Queensland
University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| field |
Buddhist philosophy
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ non-classical logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
glut theory of truth
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logic of paradox ⓘ routley star semantics ⓘ true contradictions ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Buddhist metaphysics
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inconsistency ⓘ logical consequence ⓘ metaphysical limits ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist logic
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Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
paraconsistent logicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
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Beyond the Limits of Thought ⓘ In Contradiction ⓘ Logic: A Very Short Introduction ⓘ One ⓘ applications of paraconsistent logic ⓘ defense of true contradictions ⓘ dialetheism ⓘ non-classical logics ⓘ paraconsistent logic ⓘ work on logical paradoxes ⓘ work on semantic paradoxes ⓘ work on set-theoretic paradoxes ⓘ work on the Liar paradox ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
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Beyond the Limits of Thought ⓘ In Contradiction ⓘ Logic: A Very Short Introduction ⓘ One ⓘ
linked to:
the One
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| philosophicalPosition |
dialetheism
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non-classical logic pluralism ⓘ paraconsistentism ⓘ views influenced by Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| position |
Boyce Gibson Professor of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center ⓘ |
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