Zenon Pylyshyn
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Zenon Pylyshyn was a cognitive scientist and philosopher known for his influential work on mental imagery, visual cognition, and the computational theory of mind.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zenon Pylyshyn canonical | 1 |
| Zenon Walter Pylyshyn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13269485 — 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: Zenon Pylyshyn Context triple: [Jerry Fodor, influenced, Zenon Pylyshyn]
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A.
Paul Thagard
Paul Thagard is a Canadian philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on explanation, coherence, and the philosophy of mind and science.
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Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
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C.
Jerry Fodor
Jerry Fodor was an influential American philosopher and cognitive scientist best known for his work on the philosophy of mind, particularly the modularity of mind and the language of thought hypothesis.
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D.
Ned Block
Ned Block is an American philosopher of mind and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on consciousness, mental representation, and the philosophy of psychology.
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E.
Russell Dennett
Russell Dennett is a British musician best known for his work as a member of the influential synth-pop band The Human League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zenon Pylyshyn Target entity description: Zenon Pylyshyn was a cognitive scientist and philosopher known for his influential work on mental imagery, visual cognition, and the computational theory of mind.
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A.
Paul Thagard
Paul Thagard is a Canadian philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on explanation, coherence, and the philosophy of mind and science.
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B.
Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
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C.
Jerry Fodor
Jerry Fodor was an influential American philosopher and cognitive scientist best known for his work on the philosophy of mind, particularly the modularity of mind and the language of thought hypothesis.
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D.
Ned Block
Ned Block is an American philosopher of mind and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on consciousness, mental representation, and the philosophy of psychology.
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E.
Russell Dennett
Russell Dennett is a British musician best known for his work as a member of the influential synth-pop band The Human League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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cognitive scientist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in experimental psychology ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1937-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-12-06 ⓘ |
| directed | Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science ⓘ |
| educatedAt | McGill University ⓘ |
| employer |
Rutgers University
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University of Western Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Western University
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| familyName | Pylyshyn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
artificial intelligence
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cognitive psychology ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ vision science ⓘ |
| givenName | Zenon ⓘ |
| influenced |
cognitive psychology of vision
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computational models of cognition ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| knownFor |
FINST theory of visual indexing
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arguments for propositional representation of mental imagery ⓘ computational theory of mind ⓘ theory of cognitive architecture ⓘ work on mental imagery ⓘ work on multiple object tracking ⓘ work on visual cognition ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
nature of mental representation
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philosophy of cognitive science ⓘ relationship between vision and cognition ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cognitive Science Society ⓘ |
| name |
Zenon Walter Pylyshyn
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linked to:
Zenon Pylyshyn
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| notableWork |
Computation and Cognition: Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science
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Seeing and Visualizing: It’s Not What You Think ⓘ The Robot’s Dilemma: The Frame Problem in Artificial Intelligence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montreal ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New Jersey
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linked to:
New Jersey, United States
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| positionHeld |
Board of Governors Professor at Rutgers University
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Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Science ⓘ professor of computer science ⓘ professor of psychology ⓘ |
| proposed | FINST (Fingers of INSTantiation) visual indexing theory ⓘ |
| receivedAward |
Donald O. Hebb Award of the Canadian Psychological Association
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Killam Research Fellowship ⓘ |
| researched |
attention and visual indexing
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spatial cognition ⓘ |
| theorized | that mental imagery is represented propositionally rather than pictorially ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zenon Pylyshyn