On the Decline of the Oracles
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On the Decline of the Oracles is an essay by Plutarch that examines the reasons behind the waning influence and disappearance of ancient Greek oracular shrines.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14300309 — 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: On the Decline of the Oracles Context triple: [Moralia, hasPart, On the Decline of the Oracles]
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A.
Oracles against the nations
Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
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B.
Reason the Only Oracle of Man
Reason the Only Oracle of Man is an 18th-century deist philosophical treatise by American revolutionary Ethan Allen that argues for reason over revelation in matters of religion.
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C.
Woe oracles
Woe oracles are prophetic pronouncements of judgment and impending disaster, typically found in biblical texts as warnings against injustice, idolatry, and moral corruption.
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D.
Chaldean Oracles
The Chaldean Oracles are a collection of mystical, theurgic and philosophical verses from late antiquity that deeply shaped Neoplatonic metaphysics and ritual practice.
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E.
What I Owe to the Ancients
"What I Owe to the Ancients" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he reflects critically and appreciatively on the legacy of ancient Greek culture and thought.
- 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: On the Decline of the Oracles Target entity description: On the Decline of the Oracles is an essay by Plutarch that examines the reasons behind the waning influence and disappearance of ancient Greek oracular shrines.
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A.
Oracles against the nations
Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
-
B.
Reason the Only Oracle of Man
Reason the Only Oracle of Man is an 18th-century deist philosophical treatise by American revolutionary Ethan Allen that argues for reason over revelation in matters of religion.
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C.
Woe oracles
Woe oracles are prophetic pronouncements of judgment and impending disaster, typically found in biblical texts as warnings against injustice, idolatry, and moral corruption.
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D.
Chaldean Oracles
The Chaldean Oracles are a collection of mystical, theurgic and philosophical verses from late antiquity that deeply shaped Neoplatonic metaphysics and ritual practice.
-
E.
What I Owe to the Ancients
"What I Owe to the Ancients" is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he reflects critically and appreciatively on the legacy of ancient Greek culture and thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
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