David Papineau
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David Papineau is a British philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind and science, particularly defending physicalism and naturalistic accounts of consciousness and mental representation.
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| David Papineau canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Papineau Context triple: [Jerry Fodor, influenced, David Papineau]
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A.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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B.
Peter Millican
Peter Millican is a British philosopher and professor at the University of Oxford, known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and his high-profile debates on the existence of God.
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C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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D.
Graham Oppy
Graham Oppy is an Australian philosopher of religion known for his rigorous critiques of theistic arguments and extensive work on the philosophy of atheism.
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E.
Colin Allen
Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
- 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: David Papineau Target entity description: David Papineau is a British philosopher known for his work in philosophy of mind and science, particularly defending physicalism and naturalistic accounts of consciousness and mental representation.
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A.
Raymond Geuss
Raymond Geuss is a political philosopher known for his realist and historically grounded critique of liberalism and ideal theory, particularly through works like "The Idea of a Critical Theory" and "Outside Ethics."
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B.
Peter Millican
Peter Millican is a British philosopher and professor at the University of Oxford, known for his work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, and his high-profile debates on the existence of God.
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C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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D.
Graham Oppy
Graham Oppy is an Australian philosopher of religion known for his rigorous critiques of theistic arguments and extensive work on the philosophy of atheism.
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E.
Colin Allen
Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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academic ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Western Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
City University of New York Graduate Center
NERFINISHED
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King’s College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTaught |
metaphysics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Introducing Consciousness
NERFINISHED
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Knowing the Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Philosophical Devices: Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets NERFINISHED ⓘ Philosophical Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ Reality and Representation NERFINISHED ⓘ Theory and Meaning NERFINISHED ⓘ Thinking about Consciousness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
causal theory of mind
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consciousness ⓘ mental representation ⓘ naturalism ⓘ physicalism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
analytic functionalism
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defense of physicalism ⓘ naturalistic account of consciousness ⓘ naturalistic account of mental representation ⓘ teleosemantics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Philosophical Naturalism
NERFINISHED
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Thinking about Consciousness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
analytic philosophy
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naturalism ⓘ physicalism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Philosophy at CUNY Graduate Center
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Professor of Philosophy at King’s College London ⓘ |
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