Bimal Krishna Matilal
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Bimal Krishna Matilal was a renowned Indian philosopher and scholar of Indian logic and ethics who played a major role in bringing classical Indian philosophical traditions into dialogue with contemporary Western philosophy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bimal Krishna Matilal Context triple: [Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford, notableHolder, Bimal Krishna Matilal]
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K. M. Panikkar
K. M. Panikkar was an Indian historian, diplomat, and political thinker known for his influential writings on Indian history and foreign policy and for his role in shaping post-independence India's state and administrative reorganization.
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S. Satyamurti
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Jayanta Chattopadhyay
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Chidananda Dasgupta
Chidananda Dasgupta was an influential Indian film critic, historian, and filmmaker, and a co-founder of the Calcutta Film Society.
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Madhusudan Parthasarathy
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- 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: Bimal Krishna Matilal Target entity description: Bimal Krishna Matilal was a renowned Indian philosopher and scholar of Indian logic and ethics who played a major role in bringing classical Indian philosophical traditions into dialogue with contemporary Western philosophy.
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A.
K. M. Panikkar
K. M. Panikkar was an Indian historian, diplomat, and political thinker known for his influential writings on Indian history and foreign policy and for his role in shaping post-independence India's state and administrative reorganization.
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B.
S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and Congress politician from Madras Presidency, known for his eloquence, constitutionalist approach, and key role in the freedom movement.
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C.
Jayanta Chattopadhyay
Jayanta Chattopadhyay is a Bangladeshi actor known for his prominent roles in critically acclaimed films and television dramas.
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D.
Chidananda Dasgupta
Chidananda Dasgupta was an influential Indian film critic, historian, and filmmaker, and a co-founder of the Calcutta Film Society.
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E.
Madhusudan Parthasarathy
Madhusudan Parthasarathy is a computer scientist known for research contributions in formal methods and related areas, including coauthoring work with Rajeev Alur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian philosopher
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ethicist ⓘ logician ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Daniel Ingalls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
analytic philosophy
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comparative philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-06-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Oxford
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University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Matilal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian logic
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Indian philosophy ⓘ Sanskrit studies ⓘ ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Bimal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
Buddhist logic
NERFINISHED
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Mīmāṃsā NERFINISHED ⓘ Navya-Nyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyāya ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary comparative ethics
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scholarship on Indian logic in the West ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing classical Indian philosophy into dialogue with contemporary Western philosophy
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scholarship on Navya-Nyāya logic ⓘ work on Indian ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bimal Krishna Matilal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Logic, Language and Reality: Indian Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
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Moral Dilemmas in the Mahābhārata NERFINISHED ⓘ Perception: An Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Navya-Nyāya Doctrine of Negation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Word and the World: India’s Contribution to the Study of Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
India
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Joynagar Majilpur NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oxford
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oxford
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the University of Oxford
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Bimal Krishna Matilal
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