On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa)
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On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa) is a philosophical and religious treatise by Philo of Alexandria that portrays and reflects on the ascetic, contemplative lifestyle of a Jewish sect known as the Therapeutae.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23245312 — 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: On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa) Context triple: [corpus of Philo of Alexandria, containsWork, On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa)]
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Meditationes sacrae
Meditationes sacrae is a seminal 17th-century Lutheran devotional work by Johann Gerhard, consisting of meditative reflections on Christian faith and piety.
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Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
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Treatise on Nature and Grace
Treatise on Nature and Grace is a philosophical and theological work by Nicolas Malebranche that explores the relationship between divine providence, grace, and the natural order.
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Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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De Tranquillitate Animi
De Tranquillitate Animi is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that explores how to achieve inner peace and mental stability through Stoic principles.
- 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 Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa) Target entity description: On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa) is a philosophical and religious treatise by Philo of Alexandria that portrays and reflects on the ascetic, contemplative lifestyle of a Jewish sect known as the Therapeutae.
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A.
Meditationes sacrae
Meditationes sacrae is a seminal 17th-century Lutheran devotional work by Johann Gerhard, consisting of meditative reflections on Christian faith and piety.
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B.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
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C.
Treatise on Nature and Grace
Treatise on Nature and Grace is a philosophical and theological work by Nicolas Malebranche that explores the relationship between divine providence, grace, and the natural order.
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D.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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E.
De Tranquillitate Animi
De Tranquillitate Animi is a philosophical essay by Seneca the Younger that explores how to achieve inner peace and mental stability through Stoic principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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