Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford | 0 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
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endowed chair → professorship → |
| academicDiscipline | analytic philosophy → |
| academicStatus | senior professorship → |
| affiliation | Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford → |
| associatedWith |
Magdalen College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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analytic tradition in philosophy → |
| chairType | metaphysical philosophy chair → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| endowedBy | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy → |
| hasAcademicRank | professor → |
| hasDomain | theoretical philosophy → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
graduate training in philosophy at Oxford
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philosophical research at Oxford → |
| hasNotableHolder |
Arthur Prior
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Gilbert Ryle → H. H. Price → Harold Arthur Prichard NERFINISHED → John Cook Wilson → John Hawthorne → Michael Dummett → P. F. Strawson → Robin Le Poidevin → Timothy Williamson → William Kneale → |
| inception | 1859 → |
| isConsidered | prestigious chair in philosophy → |
| isPartOf | Waynflete Professorships → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxford → United Kingdom → University of Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| namedAfter | William Waynflete → |
| notableFor |
contributions to epistemology
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contributions to metaphysics → contributions to philosophy of language → influence on analytic philosophy → |
| scope | metaphysical aspects of philosophy → |
| selectionMethod | appointment by University of Oxford → |
| tenure | usually tenured → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gilbert Ryle
this entity surface form:
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford