Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam)
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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam is an academic unit specializing in philosophical research and education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs that engage with both historical and contemporary philosophical issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1876108 — 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)
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Target entity: Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam) Context triple: [Faculty of Humanities (University of Amsterdam), hasDepartment, Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam)]
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is a major academic unit known for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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School of Philosophy
The School of Philosophy at Wuhan University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines within the university.
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University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam is a major public research university in the Netherlands, renowned for its wide range of academic programs and strong international reputation.
- 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: Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam) Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam is an academic unit specializing in philosophical research and education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs that engage with both historical and contemporary philosophical issues.
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A.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at King’s College London is a major academic unit known for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
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B.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at the University of Chile dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines such as ethics, logic, metaphysics, and the history of philosophy.
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C.
Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical thought, logic, ethics, and related disciplines.
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D.
School of Philosophy
The School of Philosophy at Wuhan University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines within the university.
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E.
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam is a major public research university in the Netherlands, renowned for its wide range of academic programs and strong international reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic unit
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | humanities ⓘ |
| admits |
bachelor students in philosophy
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doctoral students in philosophy ⓘ master students in philosophy ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of Humanities (University of Amsterdam) ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employs |
lecturers in philosophy
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philosophy professors ⓘ postdoctoral researchers in philosophy ⓘ |
| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| focus |
contemporary philosophical issues
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historical philosophical issues ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
academic conferences in philosophy
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philosophy lectures ⓘ research colloquia ⓘ seminars in philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
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Doctorate in Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts in Philosophy ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
PhD program in philosophy
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graduate philosophy program ⓘ undergraduate philosophy program ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| researchActivity | philosophical research ⓘ |
| researchArea |
analytic philosophy
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contemporary philosophy ⓘ continental philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| teachingActivity | philosophy education ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | public university department ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Philosophy (University of Amsterdam) Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam is an academic unit specializing in philosophical research and education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs that engage with both historical and contemporary philosophical issues.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faculty of Humanities (University of Amsterdam)