Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a prominent academic unit known for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3588932 — 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: Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Context triple: [College of Letters and Science (University of Wisconsin–Madison), hasAcademicUnit, Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)]
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is a major academic unit known for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning through critical analysis and argumentation.
- 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: Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a prominent academic unit known for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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A.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is a major academic unit known for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
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B.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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C.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
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D.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
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E.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and reasoning through critical analysis and argumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic department
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university philosophy department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| affiliation | College of Letters and Science (University of Wisconsin–Madison) ⓘ |
| campus |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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surface form:
University of Wisconsin–Madison campus
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employerOf | faculty in philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization | University of Wisconsin System ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
19th-century philosophy
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20th-century philosophy ⓘ Kantian philosophy ⓘ ancient philosophy ⓘ metaethics ⓘ modern philosophy ⓘ normative ethics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ social and political philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
graduate training in epistemology
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graduate training in ethics ⓘ graduate training in history of philosophy ⓘ graduate training in metaphysics ⓘ research in core areas of analytic philosophy ⓘ strong undergraduate teaching in philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
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| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in philosophy
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Master’s degree in philosophy ⓘ PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate program in philosophy
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undergraduate major in philosophy ⓘ undergraduate minor in philosophy ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| studentBody |
graduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| usesEducationalSystem | American higher education system ⓘ |
| website | https://philosophy.wisc.edu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison) Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a prominent academic unit known for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
College of Letters and Science
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hasAcademicUnit
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Department of Philosophy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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subject surface form:
College of Letters and Science (University of Wisconsin–Madison)