Department of Philosophy (McGill University)
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The Department of Philosophy at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Philosophy (McGill University) canonical | 2 |
| Department of Philosophy at McGill University | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T716495 — 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)
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Target entity: Department of Philosophy (McGill University) Context triple: [Faculty of Arts (McGill University), hasDepartment, Department of Philosophy (McGill University)]
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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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Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines.
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Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to philosophical education and research across a wide range of historical and contemporary fields.
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Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines at the University of Frankfurt (Oder).
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Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto is the university’s largest academic division, encompassing a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences across its affiliated colleges.
- 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 (McGill University) Target entity description: The Department of Philosophy at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
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A.
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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B.
Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University is a leading Russian academic division dedicated to philosophical education and research across a wide range of historical and contemporary fields.
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C.
Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines.
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D.
Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines at the University of Frankfurt (Oder).
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E.
Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto is the university’s largest academic division, encompassing a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences across its affiliated colleges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| affiliation | Faculty of Arts (McGill University) ⓘ |
| campus |
Downtown Campus (McGill University)
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linked to:
Downtown Montreal campus
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| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryISO | CA ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | McGill University Arts Building ⓘ |
| notableStrength |
analytic philosophy
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ethics and political philosophy ⓘ history of early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
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Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts in Philosophy ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate program in philosophy
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undergraduate program in philosophy ⓘ |
| partOf | McGill University ⓘ |
| province |
Quebec
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linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| researchArea |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mcgill.ca/philosophy/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Philosophy (McGill University) Description of subject: The Department of Philosophy at McGill University is an academic unit renowned for its research and teaching in core areas of philosophy, including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Arts (McGill University)
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hasDepartment
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Department of Philosophy (McGill University)
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts
Frothingham Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at McGill University
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partOf
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Department of Philosophy at McGill University
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linked to: Department of Philosophy (McGill University)