F. C. S. Schiller
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F. C. S. Schiller was a British philosopher known for his influential, humanistic version of pragmatism that emphasized the practical and personal dimensions of truth and meaning.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| F. C. S. Schiller canonical | 1 |
| Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: F. C. S. Schiller Context triple: [Pragmatism, developedBy, F. C. S. Schiller]
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Christian Herman Schirmer
Christian Herman Schirmer was a Norwegian architect known for his significant contributions to 19th-century church and public building design.
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C. A. Rudolph
C. A. Rudolph was an individual of local significance in Gainesville, Georgia, whose prominence is reflected by being listed among the notable burials in Alta Vista Cemetery.
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C.
Henry Meybohm
Henry Meybohm was a mountaineer known for participating in the first ascent of Mount Hunter in Alaska.
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D.
Paul Körner
Paul Körner was a high-ranking Nazi official and close associate of Hermann Göring who played a key role in the economic and industrial mobilization of the Third Reich.
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E.
Walter Meierjohann
Walter Meierjohann is a theatre director known for his innovative, visually driven productions and leadership roles in European and UK theatre institutions.
- 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: F. C. S. Schiller Target entity description: F. C. S. Schiller was a British philosopher known for his influential, humanistic version of pragmatism that emphasized the practical and personal dimensions of truth and meaning.
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A.
Christian Herman Schirmer
Christian Herman Schirmer was a Norwegian architect known for his significant contributions to 19th-century church and public building design.
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B.
C. A. Rudolph
C. A. Rudolph was an individual of local significance in Gainesville, Georgia, whose prominence is reflected by being listed among the notable burials in Alta Vista Cemetery.
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C.
Henry Meybohm
Henry Meybohm was a mountaineer known for participating in the first ascent of Mount Hunter in Alaska.
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D.
Paul Körner
Paul Körner was a high-ranking Nazi official and close associate of Hermann Göring who played a key role in the economic and industrial mobilization of the Third Reich.
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E.
Walter Meierjohann
Walter Meierjohann is a theatre director known for his innovative, visually driven productions and leadership roles in European and UK theatre institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-08-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Cornell University
ⓘ
Merton College, Oxford ⓘ University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schiller
ⓘ
linked to:
Friedrich Schiller
|
| fieldOfWork |
humanism
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller
ⓘ
linked to:
F. C. S. Schiller
|
| givenName |
Canning
ⓘ
Ferdinand ⓘ Scott ⓘ |
| influenced |
British pragmatism
ⓘ
humanist philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Sanders Peirce
ⓘ
William James ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of formal logic
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emphasis on practical and personal dimensions of truth ⓘ humanistic version of pragmatism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theory of truth ⓘ |
| movement |
humanistic pragmatism
ⓘ
linked to:
pragmatism
personal idealism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Formal Logic
ⓘ
Humanism: Philosophical Essays ⓘ Logic for Use ⓘ Riddles of the Sphinx ⓘ Studies in Humanism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
humanism
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personal idealism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ottensen
ⓘ
near Altona ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| positionHeld |
lecturer at Cornell University
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professor at University of Southern California ⓘ tutor at Merton College, Oxford ⓘ |
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Subject: F. C. S. Schiller Description of subject: F. C. S. Schiller was a British philosopher known for his influential, humanistic version of pragmatism that emphasized the practical and personal dimensions of truth and meaning.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
pragmatism
linked to: F. C. S. Schiller