Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World
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Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World is a philosophical treatise by John Philoponus that argues against Aristotle’s doctrine of an eternal universe and defends the idea of a temporal beginning of the world.
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| Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World canonical | 1 |
| Against Proclus on the Eternity of the World | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World Context triple: [John Philoponus, notableWork, Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World]
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Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption
Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption is a foundational philosophical treatise that analyzes how physical substances come into being, change, and pass away, forming a core part of his natural philosophy.
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Commentary on Aristotle's Physics
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics is an influential late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia analyzes and explains Aristotle’s treatise on nature, motion, and the principles of the physical world.
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Commentary on Aristotle's De Caelo
"Commentary on Aristotle's De Caelo" is a late antique philosophical work by Simplicius of Cilicia that provides an extensive Neoplatonist exegesis of Aristotle’s treatise on the heavens and preserves valuable fragments of earlier Greek philosophy.
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Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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Aristotle’s On the Heavens
Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
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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: Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World Target entity description: Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World is a philosophical treatise by John Philoponus that argues against Aristotle’s doctrine of an eternal universe and defends the idea of a temporal beginning of the world.
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A.
Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption
Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption is a foundational philosophical treatise that analyzes how physical substances come into being, change, and pass away, forming a core part of his natural philosophy.
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B.
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics is an influential late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia analyzes and explains Aristotle’s treatise on nature, motion, and the principles of the physical world.
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C.
Commentary on Aristotle's De Caelo
"Commentary on Aristotle's De Caelo" is a late antique philosophical work by Simplicius of Cilicia that provides an extensive Neoplatonist exegesis of Aristotle’s treatise on the heavens and preserves valuable fragments of earlier Greek philosophy.
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D.
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus
Commentary on Plato's Timaeus is a late antique Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s cosmological dialogue, the Timaeus.
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E.
Aristotle’s On the Heavens
Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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linked to: Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World