Hartry Field
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Hartry Field is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, particularly his defense of mathematical fictionalism and nominalism.
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| Hartry Field canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hartry Field Context triple: [Field, hasNotableBearer, Hartry Field]
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Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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Robert Brandom
Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
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C.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of mind, language, and science, including the development of functionalism and semantic externalism.
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D.
Roderick Chisholm
Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
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E.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
- 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: Hartry Field Target entity description: Hartry Field is an American philosopher best known for his influential work in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, particularly his defense of mathematical fictionalism and nominalism.
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A.
Michael Dummett
Michael Dummett was a British philosopher renowned for his work in the philosophy of language, logic, and mathematics, and for his influential interpretations of analytic philosophy.
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B.
Robert Brandom
Robert Brandom is an American philosopher best known for his work in analytic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of language, pragmatism, and inferentialism about meaning and normativity.
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C.
Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of mind, language, and science, including the development of functionalism and semantic externalism.
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D.
Roderick Chisholm
Roderick Chisholm was a 20th-century American analytic philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, metaphysics, and the theory of perception.
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E.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American philosopher
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academic ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer |
New York University
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Hilary Putnam ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hartry H. Field’s teachers at Princeton
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Hilary Putnam ⓘ W. V. O. Quine ⓘ
linked to:
Willard Van Orman Quine
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| knownFor |
arguing that mathematics is a useful fiction rather than literally true
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developing a nominalist reformulation of Newtonian gravitation theory ⓘ work on deflationary theories of truth ⓘ work on semantic paradoxes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
logic
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mathematical fictionalism ⓘ metaphysical naturalism ⓘ nominalism ⓘ truth and reference ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of mathematical platonism
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defense of mathematical fictionalism ⓘ defense of nominalism in mathematics ⓘ work on the semantics of physical theories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Realism, Mathematics and Modality
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Saving Truth from Paradox ⓘ Science Without Numbers ⓘ Truth and the Absence of Fact ⓘ Truth: A Study in Modality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
fictionalism
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nominalism ⓘ philosophical naturalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University ⓘ |
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