UC President’s Professor of Philosophy
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UC President’s Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished academic title within the University of California system awarded to eminent philosophers recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UC President’s Professor of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11002533 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UC President’s Professor of Philosophy Context triple: [Patricia Churchland, positionHeld, UC President’s Professor of Philosophy]
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A.
Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy
The Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, held by leading scholars such as Bernard Williams.
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Vera List Professor of Philosophy
The Vera List Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed academic chair in philosophy, notably held by American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein at the New School for Social Research.
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C.
John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
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D.
Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy
The Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy is an endowed academic chair in philosophy held by linguist and cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff.
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E.
John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy
The John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair in the philosophy department at the University of Notre Dame.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UC President’s Professor of Philosophy Target entity description: UC President’s Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished academic title within the University of California system awarded to eminent philosophers recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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A.
Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy
The Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, held by leading scholars such as Bernard Williams.
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B.
Vera List Professor of Philosophy
The Vera List Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed academic chair in philosophy, notably held by American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein at the New School for Social Research.
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C.
John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
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D.
Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy
The Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy is an endowed academic chair in philosophy held by linguist and cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff.
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E.
John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy
The John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair in the philosophy department at the University of Notre Dame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic title
ⓘ
distinguished professorship ⓘ endowed professorship ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
attract leading philosophers to the University of California
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enhance the reputation of UC philosophy departments ⓘ recognize outstanding philosophical scholarship ⓘ |
| appliesTo | philosophers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
UC campuses
ⓘ
UC faculty ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
University of California
ⓘ
University of California Office of the President ⓘ |
| category |
academic honor
ⓘ
philosophy award ⓘ university academic rank ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
distinguished
ⓘ
eminent ⓘ |
| hasScope | systemwide ⓘ |
| isTitleFor |
faculty members in philosophy
ⓘ
professors of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | University of California ⓘ |
| recognizes |
academic leadership
ⓘ
research achievement ⓘ scholarly excellence ⓘ significant contributions to philosophy ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| selectionBasedOn |
academic distinction
ⓘ
impact on the field of philosophy ⓘ research excellence in philosophy ⓘ |
| sponsor |
UC President
ⓘ
linked to:
President of the University of California
|
| usedIn | University of California system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UC President’s Professor of Philosophy Description of subject: UC President’s Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished academic title within the University of California system awarded to eminent philosophers recognized for their significant contributions to the field.
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