Robin Le Poidevin
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Robin Le Poidevin is a British philosopher known for his work in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of time.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robin Le Poidevin Context triple: [Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, hasNotableHolder, Robin Le Poidevin]
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Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman is an American composer and orchestrator known for his work on numerous film scores and television soundtracks.
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Scott Armstrong
Scott Armstrong is an American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and coauthoring influential books on U.S. government and the Supreme Court.
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Andy Hampsten
Andy Hampsten is an American former professional road cyclist best known for winning the 1988 Giro d'Italia and excelling as a climber in Grand Tours.
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Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon was a French professional road cyclist, best known as a two-time Tour de France winner in the 1980s and one of the era’s most prominent Grand Tour contenders.
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Bill Armstrong
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- 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: Robin Le Poidevin Target entity description: Robin Le Poidevin is a British philosopher known for his work in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of time.
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A.
Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman is an American composer and orchestrator known for his work on numerous film scores and television soundtracks.
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B.
Scott Armstrong
Scott Armstrong is an American journalist and author known for his investigative reporting and coauthoring influential books on U.S. government and the Supreme Court.
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C.
Andy Hampsten
Andy Hampsten is an American former professional road cyclist best known for winning the 1988 Giro d'Italia and excelling as a climber in Grand Tours.
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D.
Laurent Fignon
Laurent Fignon was a French professional road cyclist, best known as a two-time Tour de France winner in the 1980s and one of the era’s most prominent Grand Tour contenders.
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E.
Bill Armstrong
Bill Armstrong is an NHL executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing hockey operations and roster decisions for the Arizona Coyotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction
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Arguing for Atheism ⓘ Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics ⓘ Questions of Time and Tense ⓘ The Images of Time ⓘ The Philosophy of Time ⓘ Travels in Four Dimensions ⓘ |
| birthPlace | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Exeter College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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University of London ⓘ |
| employer | University of Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agnosticism
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of atheism ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ philosophy of space and time ⓘ philosophy of time ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAcademicRank | professor ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
agnosticism and religious belief
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arguments for and against the existence of God ⓘ metaphysical realism ⓘ metaphysics of modality ⓘ nature of time ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ philosophy of causation ⓘ space-time ⓘ tensed vs tenseless theories of time ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agnosticism: A Very Short Introduction
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Arguing for Atheism ⓘ Being: A Guide to Contemporary Metaphysics ⓘ Questions of Time and Tense ⓘ The Images of Time ⓘ The Philosophy of Time ⓘ Travels in Four Dimensions ⓘ |
| occupation | Professor of Metaphysics ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Head of Department of Philosophy at the University of Leeds
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Professor of Metaphysics at the University of Leeds ⓘ |
| writesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
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