On the Soul (Theophrastus)
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On the Soul (Theophrastus) is a lost or fragmentary Peripatetic treatise in which Theophrastus, Aristotle’s successor, examined the nature and faculties of the soul within the framework of ancient Greek philosophy.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: On the Soul (Theophrastus) Context triple: [Tyrtamus, notableWork, On the Soul (Theophrastus)]
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On the Soul
On the Soul is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
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On the Soul
On the Soul is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek philosopher Speusippus that explored the nature and functions of the soul within early Platonic thought.
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On the Soul and the Resurrection
On the Soul and the Resurrection is a theological-philosophical dialogue by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the nature of the soul, death, and the afterlife in a Christian Platonic framework.
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Aristotle's De Anima
Aristotle's De Anima is a foundational philosophical treatise in which Aristotle develops his theory of the soul as the form of living beings, integrating psychology, biology, and metaphysics.
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Enchiridion Metaphysicum
Enchiridion Metaphysicum is a 17th-century metaphysical treatise by Cambridge Platonist Henry More that systematically defends a spiritual, immaterialist understanding of reality against mechanistic philosophy.
- 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 Soul (Theophrastus) Target entity description: On the Soul (Theophrastus) is a lost or fragmentary Peripatetic treatise in which Theophrastus, Aristotle’s successor, examined the nature and faculties of the soul within the framework of ancient Greek philosophy.
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A.
On the Soul
On the Soul is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
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B.
On the Soul
On the Soul is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek philosopher Speusippus that explored the nature and functions of the soul within early Platonic thought.
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C.
On the Soul and the Resurrection
On the Soul and the Resurrection is a theological-philosophical dialogue by Gregory of Nyssa that explores the nature of the soul, death, and the afterlife in a Christian Platonic framework.
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D.
Aristotle's De Anima
Aristotle's De Anima is a foundational philosophical treatise in which Aristotle develops his theory of the soul as the form of living beings, integrating psychology, biology, and metaphysics.
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E.
Enchiridion Metaphysicum
Enchiridion Metaphysicum is a 17th-century metaphysical treatise by Cambridge Platonist Henry More that systematically defends a spiritual, immaterialist understanding of reality against mechanistic philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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