De finibus bonorum et malorum
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De finibus bonorum et malorum is a philosophical treatise by Cicero that examines and critiques major Hellenistic ethical theories concerning the highest good and the nature of moral ends.
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| De finibus bonorum et malorum canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: De finibus bonorum et malorum Context triple: [Cicero, notableWork, De finibus bonorum et malorum]
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A.
Nicomachean Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on the nature of virtue, happiness, and the good life.
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A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
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C.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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E.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: De finibus bonorum et malorum Target entity description: De finibus bonorum et malorum is a philosophical treatise by Cicero that examines and critiques major Hellenistic ethical theories concerning the highest good and the nature of moral ends.
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A.
Nicomachean Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on the nature of virtue, happiness, and the good life.
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B.
A Preface to Morals
A Preface to Morals is a 1929 philosophical work by American writer Walter Lippmann that examines the challenges of finding ethical guidance in a secular, modern society.
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C.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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D.
Principia Ethica
Principia Ethica is a foundational 1903 work in moral philosophy by G. E. Moore that helped launch analytic ethics through its defense of ethical non-naturalism and the “open question” argument.
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E.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals is a philosophical work by David Hume that develops his influential account of morality as grounded in human sentiment rather than reason alone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of philosophy ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 45 BC ⓘ |
| author |
Cicero
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surface form:
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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| book1Focus | Epicurean ethics ⓘ |
| book2Focus | critique of Epicurean ethics ⓘ |
| book3Focus |
Stoicism
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surface form:
Stoic ethics
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| book4Focus | critique of Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| book5Focus | ethics of the New Academy ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of Ciceronian ethics ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in antiquity ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
mixed theories of the good
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pleasure as the highest good ⓘ summum bonum ⓘ telos ⓘ virtue as the highest good ⓘ |
| genre |
Hellenistic philosophy
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ethical philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalMethod | critical examination of rival schools ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin Christian philosophy
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ early modern moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic schools
Plato ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Hellenistic ethical theories
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moral ends ⓘ the highest good ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ciceronian philosophical corpus ⓘ |
| period | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolDiscussed |
Skepticism
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surface form:
Academic Skepticism
Epicureanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
eudaimonia
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happiness ⓘ moral value ⓘ pleasure ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| setting | various dialogues in Italy ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On the Ends of Good and Evil ⓘ |
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Subject: De finibus bonorum et malorum Description of subject: De finibus bonorum et malorum is a philosophical treatise by Cicero that examines and critiques major Hellenistic ethical theories concerning the highest good and the nature of moral ends.
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