Dean Zimmerman
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Dean Zimmerman is an American philosopher best known for his work in metaphysics, particularly on the nature of time, persistence, and the philosophy of religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dean Zimmerman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12778447 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dean Zimmerman Context triple: [Roderick Chisholm, influenced, Dean Zimmerman]
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Dean Zimmerman
Dean Zimmerman is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood action and science-fiction films.
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Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including the family adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum."
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C.
Gil Zimmerman
Gil Zimmerman is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Monsters vs. Aliens."
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D.
Johnny Gandelsman
Johnny Gandelsman is a Grammy-winning violinist and producer known for his work with ensembles like Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble, as well as for his innovative solo projects.
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E.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
- 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: Dean Zimmerman Target entity description: Dean Zimmerman is an American philosopher best known for his work in metaphysics, particularly on the nature of time, persistence, and the philosophy of religion.
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A.
Dean Zimmerman
Dean Zimmerman is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood action and science-fiction films.
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B.
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman is a film editor known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including the family adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum."
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C.
Gil Zimmerman
Gil Zimmerman is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated feature film "Monsters vs. Aliens."
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D.
Johnny Gandelsman
Johnny Gandelsman is a Grammy-winning violinist and producer known for his work with ensembles like Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble, as well as for his innovative solo projects.
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E.
Sam Zussman
Sam Zussman is a sports and media executive who serves as a top business leader for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Alvin Plantinga
NERFINISHED
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Hud Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ J. P. Moreland NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristie Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Loux NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter van Inwagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Wasserman NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Calvin College
NERFINISHED
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University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Rutgers University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Peter van Inwagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | Professor ⓘ |
| hasEdited |
Contemporary Debates in Metaphysics
NERFINISHED
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God in an Open Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaphysics: The Big Questions NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Studies in Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Persons: Human and Divine ⓘ The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
A-theory of time
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afterlife and resurrection ⓘ divine foreknowledge ⓘ endurance and perdurance ⓘ free will ⓘ material objects ⓘ presentism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of the A-theory of time
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work in philosophy of religion ⓘ work on material constitution ⓘ work on persistence ⓘ work on personal identity ⓘ work on the nature of time ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Kristie Miller
NERFINISHED
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Ryan Wasserman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Dean Zimmerman Description of subject: Dean Zimmerman is an American philosopher best known for his work in metaphysics, particularly on the nature of time, persistence, and the philosophy of religion.
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