Commentary on the Analects
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Commentary on the Analects is an influential early Chinese philosophical exegesis on Confucius’s Analects, traditionally attributed to the Wei-Jin scholar He Yan and foundational for later Confucian interpretation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Collected Explanations of the Analects | 1 |
| Commentary on the Analects canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Analects Context triple: [He Yan, notableWork, Commentary on the Analects]
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Analects
The Analects is a foundational Confucian text compiling sayings and dialogues of Confucius and his disciples that has profoundly shaped East Asian philosophy, ethics, and governance.
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Commentary on the Four Books
Commentary on the Four Books is Zhu Xi’s influential Neo-Confucian exegesis on the core Confucian classics that became the standard basis for civil service examinations in imperial China.
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Four Books of Confucianism
The Four Books of Confucianism are a canonical collection of classical Chinese texts that articulate the core ethical, philosophical, and political teachings of Confucian thought.
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Confucian classics
The Confucian classics are a foundational corpus of ancient Chinese philosophical and literary texts that shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for centuries.
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Zhu Xi’s commentary on the Book of Changes
Zhu Xi’s commentary on the Book of Changes is a seminal Neo-Confucian exegesis that systematically interprets the classic text’s symbols and judgments to articulate his metaphysical and ethical 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: Commentary on the Analects Target entity description: Commentary on the Analects is an influential early Chinese philosophical exegesis on Confucius’s Analects, traditionally attributed to the Wei-Jin scholar He Yan and foundational for later Confucian interpretation.
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A.
Analects
The Analects is a foundational Confucian text compiling sayings and dialogues of Confucius and his disciples that has profoundly shaped East Asian philosophy, ethics, and governance.
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B.
Commentary on the Four Books
Commentary on the Four Books is Zhu Xi’s influential Neo-Confucian exegesis on the core Confucian classics that became the standard basis for civil service examinations in imperial China.
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C.
Four Books of Confucianism
The Four Books of Confucianism are a canonical collection of classical Chinese texts that articulate the core ethical, philosophical, and political teachings of Confucian thought.
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D.
Confucian classics
The Confucian classics are a foundational corpus of ancient Chinese philosophical and literary texts that shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for centuries.
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E.
Zhu Xi’s commentary on the Book of Changes
Zhu Xi’s commentary on the Book of Changes is a seminal Neo-Confucian exegesis that systematically interprets the classic text’s symbols and judgments to articulate his metaphysical and ethical philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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