Vera List Professor of Philosophy
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The Vera List Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed academic chair in philosophy, notably held by American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein at the New School for Social Research.
All labels observed (1)
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| Vera List Professor of Philosophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10728389 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vera List Professor of Philosophy Context triple: [Richard J. Bernstein, positionHeld, Vera List Professor of Philosophy]
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A.
Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy
The Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, held by leading scholars such as Bernard Williams.
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John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
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Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy
The Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy is an endowed academic chair in philosophy held by linguist and cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff.
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D.
John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy
The John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair in the philosophy department at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Jellema Chair in Philosophy
The Jellema Chair in Philosophy is a distinguished endowed professorship in philosophy, notably held by Alvin Plantinga at Calvin College.
- 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: Vera List Professor of Philosophy Target entity description: The Vera List Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed academic chair in philosophy, notably held by American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein at the New School for Social Research.
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A.
Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy
The Monroe Deutsch Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of California, Berkeley, held by leading scholars such as Bernard Williams.
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B.
John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy
The John A. O’Brien Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame held by leading scholars such as Alvin Plantinga.
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C.
Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy
The Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy is an endowed academic chair in philosophy held by linguist and cognitive scientist Ray Jackendoff.
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D.
John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy
The John Cardinal O’Hara Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed chair in the philosophy department at the University of Notre Dame.
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E.
Jellema Chair in Philosophy
The Jellema Chair in Philosophy is a distinguished endowed professorship in philosophy, notably held by Alvin Plantinga at Calvin College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endowed academic chair
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professorship ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| academicLevel | university ⓘ |
| affiliation |
The New School
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The New School for Social Research ⓘ
linked to:
New School for Social Research
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| associatedWith | Department of Philosophy at The New School for Social Research ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfInstitution |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| field | philosophy ⓘ |
| heldBy | Richard J. Bernstein ⓘ |
| holderCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| holderEmployer |
The New School for Social Research
ⓘ
linked to:
New School for Social Research
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| holderField | philosophy ⓘ |
| holderOccupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| institutionType | university chair ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vera List ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Richard J. Bernstein ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vera List Professor of Philosophy Description of subject: The Vera List Professor of Philosophy is a distinguished endowed academic chair in philosophy, notably held by American philosopher Richard J. Bernstein at the New School for Social Research.
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