Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France
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The Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France is a prestigious academic position devoted to the critical study of how forms of knowledge, discourse, and intellectual frameworks have developed and operated across history.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France Context triple: [Michel Foucault, positionHeld, Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France]
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Collège de France
Collège de France is a prestigious Parisian higher education and research institution renowned for its free, public lectures by leading scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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Beit Professor of Commonwealth History
The Beit Professor of Commonwealth History is a prestigious University of Oxford chair dedicated to the academic study and teaching of the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
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Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France Target entity description: The Chair of the History of Systems of Thought at the Collège de France is a prestigious academic position devoted to the critical study of how forms of knowledge, discourse, and intellectual frameworks have developed and operated across history.
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A.
Collège de France
Collège de France is a prestigious Parisian higher education and research institution renowned for its free, public lectures by leading scholars across a wide range of disciplines.
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B.
Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge is a prestigious royal-appointed chair in modern historical studies at the University of Cambridge.
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Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London
The Grote Professor of the Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London is a prestigious academic chair in philosophy historically associated with leading figures in analytic philosophy.
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D.
Beit Professor of Commonwealth History
The Beit Professor of Commonwealth History is a prestigious University of Oxford chair dedicated to the academic study and teaching of the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth.
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E.
Harrington Professor of History
Harrington Professor of History is a distinguished endowed academic chair in the field of history, held by historian Alfred W. McCoy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic chair
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position at the Collège de France ⓘ professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history
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humanities ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| employer | Collège de France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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history of discourse ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ history of knowledge ⓘ history of systems of thought ⓘ history of the human sciences ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ philosophy of knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conditions of possibility of knowledge
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genealogy of concepts ⓘ historical analysis of discourses ⓘ historical analysis of forms of knowledge ⓘ historical analysis of intellectual frameworks ⓘ historical epistemology ⓘ historical transformations of rationality ⓘ relations between power and knowledge ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Collège de France ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
interdisciplinary
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non-degree-granting ⓘ prestigious ⓘ research-oriented ⓘ |
| hasNotableHolder |
Arnold Davidson
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Judith Revel ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Philippe Descola ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| institution | Collège de France ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Collège de France
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Paris ⓘ |
| mission |
analysis of how knowledge and discourse operate in different historical contexts
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critical study of the historical formation of systems of thought ⓘ |
| offers |
public lectures
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seminars ⓘ |
| partOf | humanities chairs at the Collège de France ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
international scholarly reputation
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original contributions to the history of thought ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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Michel Foucault
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Paul-Michel Foucault