Richard Swinburne
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Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard G. Swinburne | 1 |
| Richard Swinburne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887407 — 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: Richard Swinburne Context triple: [Social Trinitarianism, associatedWith, Richard Swinburne]
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Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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B.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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C.
Charles Hartshorne
Charles Hartshorne was an American philosopher and theologian best known for developing process philosophy and process theology, emphasizing a dynamic, relational concept of God and reality.
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D.
Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley was a prominent 19th-century British publisher and bookseller known for issuing major literary works by authors such as Charles Dickens and Herman Melville.
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E.
Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and his influential work in ordinary language philosophy, especially in "The Concept of Mind."
- 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: Richard Swinburne Target entity description: Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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A.
Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga is a prominent American analytic philosopher best known for his influential work in philosophy of religion, epistemology, and metaphysics, particularly his defense of the rationality of theism and the free will defense against the problem of evil.
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B.
William Craig
William Craig was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction work "Enemy at the Gates," which chronicles the Battle of Stalingrad and inspired the film of the same name.
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C.
Charles Hartshorne
Charles Hartshorne was an American philosopher and theologian best known for developing process philosophy and process theology, emphasizing a dynamic, relational concept of God and reality.
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D.
Richard Bentley
Richard Bentley was a prominent 19th-century British publisher and bookseller known for issuing major literary works by authors such as Charles Dickens and Herman Melville.
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E.
Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for his critique of Cartesian dualism and his influential work in ordinary language philosophy, especially in "The Concept of Mind."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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Christian theologian ⓘ analytic philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosopher of religion ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| approach | Bayesian probabilistic reasoning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-12-26 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
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| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Oriel College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Swinburne ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard Swinburne
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Richard G. Swinburne
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| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analytic defense of theism
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arguments for the existence of God ⓘ use of Bayesian reasoning in philosophy of religion ⓘ work on the doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
existence of God
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nature of God ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ rationality of religious belief ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Epistemic Justification
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Faith and Reason ⓘ Is There a God? ⓘ Responsibility and Atonement ⓘ Revelation ⓘ God ⓘ
surface form:
The Christian God
The Coherence of Theism ⓘ The Existence of God ⓘ The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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university teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Smethwick
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surface form:
Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
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| positionHeld | Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| previousDenomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Swinburne Description of subject: Richard Swinburne is a prominent British philosopher of religion known for his analytic defense of theism and influential work on the doctrine of the Trinity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard G. Swinburne