Stephen Yablo
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Stephen Yablo is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, including his formulation of "Yablo's paradox" and extensive analysis of semantic paradoxes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Stephen Yablo canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T568435 — 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: Stephen Yablo Context triple: [liar paradox, studiedBy, Stephen Yablo]
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A.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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B.
Saul Kripke
Saul Kripke was an American philosopher and logician renowned for his groundbreaking work in modal logic, the philosophy of language, and metaphysics, particularly his theories of naming and necessity.
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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D.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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E.
Michael Filerman
Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: Stephen Yablo Target entity description: Stephen Yablo is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, including his formulation of "Yablo's paradox" and extensive analysis of semantic paradoxes.
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A.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
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B.
Saul Kripke
Saul Kripke was an American philosopher and logician renowned for his groundbreaking work in modal logic, the philosophy of language, and metaphysics, particularly his theories of naming and necessity.
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C.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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D.
Nelson Goodman
Nelson Goodman was an American philosopher best known for his influential work in logic, the philosophy of science, and aesthetics, particularly his "new riddle of induction" and theories of symbol systems.
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E.
Michael Filerman
Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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logical paradox ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ semantic paradox ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophical logic ⓘ philosophical logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Yablo's paradox ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Lewis
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Saul Kripke ⓘ Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ
surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
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| knownFor |
Yablo's paradox
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work on aboutness ⓘ work on fictionalism ⓘ work on partial truth ⓘ work on semantic paradoxes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen Yablo self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
A Paradox of Existence
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Aboutness ⓘ Non-Catastrophic Presupposition Failure ⓘ Things ⓘ Thoughts ⓘ Truth and Reflection ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
counterfactuals
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mathematical fictionalism ⓘ modality ⓘ paradoxes ⓘ properties ⓘ propositions ⓘ reference ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| workLocation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
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Subject: Stephen Yablo Description of subject: Stephen Yablo is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of language and logic, including his formulation of "Yablo's paradox" and extensive analysis of semantic paradoxes.
Referenced by (16)
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subject surface form:
Yablo's paradox