Select Discourses
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Select Discourses is a collection of philosophical and theological essays by the Cambridge Platonist John Smith, articulating key themes of 17th-century Christian Platonism such as reason, faith, and the nature of divine knowledge.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14480941 — 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: Select Discourses Context triple: [Cambridge Platonism, notableWork, Select Discourses]
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Discourses
Discourses is a collection of teachings by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, recorded by his student Arrian, that outlines practical guidance for living a virtuous and rational life.
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Second Discourse
Second Discourse is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influential philosophical treatise examining the origins and development of social inequality and its moral and political implications.
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Discere Aude
Discere Aude is the Latin motto of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, meaning "Dare to learn" and emphasizing intellectual curiosity and academic courage.
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Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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First Discourse
The First Discourse is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s 1750 essay formally titled "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences," in which he argues that the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality.
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- 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: Select Discourses Target entity description: Select Discourses is a collection of philosophical and theological essays by the Cambridge Platonist John Smith, articulating key themes of 17th-century Christian Platonism such as reason, faith, and the nature of divine knowledge.
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A.
Discourses
Discourses is a collection of teachings by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, recorded by his student Arrian, that outlines practical guidance for living a virtuous and rational life.
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B.
Second Discourse
Second Discourse is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influential philosophical treatise examining the origins and development of social inequality and its moral and political implications.
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C.
Discere Aude
Discere Aude is the Latin motto of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, meaning "Dare to learn" and emphasizing intellectual curiosity and academic courage.
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D.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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E.
First Discourse
The First Discourse is Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s 1750 essay formally titled "Discourse on the Arts and Sciences," in which he argues that the progress of arts and sciences has corrupted human morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
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