Department of Philosophy
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The Department of Philosophy at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Letters is an academic unit dedicated to advanced research and education in philosophical thought, history, and methodology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9590547 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Philosophy Context triple: [Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, hasUnit, Department of Philosophy]
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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 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 the University of Miami is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, is an academic unit dedicated to the study and teaching of philosophical thought, critical reasoning, and the history of philosophy.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit within Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, known for its strengths in logic, formal epistemology, and interdisciplinary research.
- 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: Department of Philosophy Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Letters is an academic unit dedicated to advanced research and education in philosophical thought, history, and methodology.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Osaka University is an academic unit dedicated to the systematic study and research of philosophical thought, including ethics, metaphysics, logic, and related disciplines.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is an academic unit at Gakushuin University's Faculty of Letters dedicated to the systematic study of philosophical thought, ethics, logic, and the history of philosophy.
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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 the University of Glasgow is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in areas such as ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicFocus |
advanced research in philosophy
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graduate education in philosophy ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Kyoto University ⓘ |
| city | Kyoto ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| educationLevel | postgraduate ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
history of philosophy
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philosophical methodology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
philosophical history
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philosophical methodology ⓘ philosophical thought ⓘ |
| hasAcademicUnitType | department ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyoto, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
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| offersDegreeType |
doctoral degree
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master’s degree ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| parentInstitutionType | national university ⓘ |
| partOf |
Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
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Kyoto University ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
hosting academic seminars
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publishing scholarly research ⓘ supervision of graduate theses ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Asian philosophy
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Japanese philosophy ⓘ Western philosophy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Philosophy Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Letters is an academic unit dedicated to advanced research and education in philosophical thought, history, and methodology.
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