Central Division of the American Philosophical Association

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organizational unit regional division of a learned society

The Central Division of the American Philosophical Association is one of the association’s main regional branches, organizing conferences and supporting professional activities for philosophers in the central United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
American Philosophical Association Central Division	2
Central Division (American Philosophical Association)	1
Central Division of the American Philosophical Association canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13372329 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
Context triple: [American Philosophical Association, hasDivision, Central Division of the American Philosophical Association]

A. American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the primary professional organization for philosophers in the United States, dedicated to promoting scholarly research, teaching, and the exchange of ideas in philosophy.
B. Committee on Teaching of Philosophy
The Committee on Teaching of Philosophy is a body within the American Philosophical Association dedicated to improving and supporting the teaching and pedagogy of philosophy at all educational levels.
C. Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges
The Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges is a body within the American Philosophical Association that supports and advocates for the teaching and study of philosophy in community and other two-year colleges.
D. APA Divisions
APA Divisions are specialized subgroups within the American Psychological Association that focus on specific areas of psychology, research, and professional practice.
E. APA Eastern Division
APA Eastern Division is a regional division of the American Philosophical Association that organizes an annual conference and supports professional activities for philosophers in the eastern United States.
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: Central Division of the American Philosophical Association
Target entity description: The Central Division of the American Philosophical Association is one of the association’s main regional branches, organizing conferences and supporting professional activities for philosophers in the central United States.

A. American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the primary professional organization for philosophers in the United States, dedicated to promoting scholarly research, teaching, and the exchange of ideas in philosophy.
B. Committee on Teaching of Philosophy
The Committee on Teaching of Philosophy is a body within the American Philosophical Association dedicated to improving and supporting the teaching and pedagogy of philosophy at all educational levels.
C. Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges
The Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges is a body within the American Philosophical Association that supports and advocates for the teaching and study of philosophy in community and other two-year colleges.
D. APA Divisions
APA Divisions are specialized subgroups within the American Psychological Association that focus on specific areas of psychology, research, and professional practice.
E. APA Eastern Division
APA Eastern Division is a regional division of the American Philosophical Association that organizes an annual conference and supports professional activities for philosophers in the eastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	organizational unit ⓘ regional division of a learned society ⓘ
activity	academic sessions and panels ⓘ annual or regular conferences ⓘ professional networking ⓘ support for philosophers ⓘ
affiliation	American Philosophical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
field	philosophy ⓘ
focus	academic philosophy ⓘ professional philosophy ⓘ
hasDivisionType	regional division ⓘ
hasMemberType	academic professionals in philosophy ⓘ graduate students in philosophy ⓘ philosophers ⓘ
isOneOf	three main regional divisions of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
organizationType	professional association division ⓘ
parentOrganization	American Philosophical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	American Philosophical Association NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	organize conferences ⓘ support professional activities for philosophers ⓘ
regionServed	central United States ⓘ
sector	nonprofit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

APA → hasDivision → Central Division of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ

subject surface form: American Philosophical Association

Pacific Division → hasSisterDivision → Central Division of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Division (American Philosophical Association)

this entity surface form: Central Division (American Philosophical Association)

Committee on Philosophy in Two-Year Colleges → affiliation → Central Division of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Philosophical Association Central Division

American Philosophical Association prizes → associatedWith → Central Division of the American Philosophical Association ⓘ