Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory

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academic position endowed chair professorship

The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.

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Label	Occurrences
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory canonical	5
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory (former, if applicable)?	1
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford	1

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Target entity: Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
Context triple: [Isaiah Berlin, positionHeld, Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory]

A. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
B. Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
C. Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
D. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
E. Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
The Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines political science, philosophical inquiry and religious studies in both teaching and research.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
Target entity description: The Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory is a prestigious endowed chair at the University of Oxford, held by leading scholars in political and social thought.

A. Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge
The Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy focused on the study and teaching of ethics and moral theory at the university.
B. Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities is a prestigious endowed academic chair in the humanities, notably held by Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.
C. Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor
The Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor is a prestigious endowed professorship at the University of Chicago, historically associated with eminent scholars such as astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
D. Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
E. Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
The Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines political science, philosophical inquiry and religious studies in both teaching and research.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic position ⓘ endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ
academicDiscipline	political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ social and political thought ⓘ social theory ⓘ
academicRank	professor ⓘ
affiliation	University of Oxford ⓘ
associatedWith	All Souls College, Oxford ⓘ
collegeFellowship	All Souls College, Oxford ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endowmentType	Chichele Chair ⓘ
field	social and political theory ⓘ
hasCategory	Political science education ⓘ Professorships at the University of Oxford ⓘ Social philosophy positions ⓘ
inception	1944 ⓘ
isPartOfSeries	Chichele Professorships ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ
namedAfter	Archbishop Henry Chichele ⓘ linked to: Henry Chichele Henry Chichele ⓘ
notableFor	being held by leading scholars in social and political theory ⓘ prestigious status in political and social thought ⓘ
partOf	Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oxford ⓘ
positionType	full professorship ⓘ
selectionMethod	competitive academic appointment ⓘ
sponsor	All Souls College, Oxford ⓘ

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Isaiah Berlin → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory ⓘ

Chichele Professorships → notableChair → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory ⓘ

G. A. Cohen → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory ⓘ

G. D. H. Cole → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory at the University of Oxford ⓘ

linked to: Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory

David Wallace → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory (former, if applicable)? ⓘ

linked to: Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory

John Plamenatz → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory ⓘ

Gerald Allan Cohen → positionHeld → Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory ⓘ

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