John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
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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.
All labels observed (1)
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| John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1723224 — 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: John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy Context triple: [Alvin Plantinga, academicPosition, John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy]
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Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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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.
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C.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy Target entity description: 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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A.
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
The Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy is a prestigious endowed chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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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.
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C.
Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair ⓘ professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasAcademicFocus | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasHolder | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
distinguished chair
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prestigious academic position ⓘ |
| institution | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| isEndowedBy | endowment honoring John A. O’Brien ⓘ |
| isPartOf | College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Notre Dame, Indiana ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locatedInState | Indiana ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John A. O’Brien ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | leading scholars in philosophy ⓘ |
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