Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus
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Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus is the Latin-titled fourth part of Baruch Spinoza’s *Ethics*, in which he analyzes human bondage to the passions and the power of the emotions over human behavior.
All labels observed (2)
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| Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus canonical | 2 |
| De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus Context triple: [Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects, originalTitle, Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus]
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A.
De Homine
De Homine is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Hobbes that examines human nature, sensation, and behavior within his broader mechanistic and materialist framework.
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Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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C.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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D.
Utrinque Paratus
Utrinque Paratus is the Latin motto of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, meaning “Ready for Anything” or “Ready on Both Sides,” reflecting its airborne readiness and versatility.
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E.
Book 2: Of the Passions
Book 2: Of the Passions is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he systematically analyzes human emotions and their role in motivating action and shaping moral judgment.
- 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: Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus Target entity description: Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus is the Latin-titled fourth part of Baruch Spinoza’s *Ethics*, in which he analyzes human bondage to the passions and the power of the emotions over human behavior.
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A.
De Homine
De Homine is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Hobbes that examines human nature, sensation, and behavior within his broader mechanistic and materialist framework.
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B.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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C.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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D.
Utrinque Paratus
Utrinque Paratus is the Latin motto of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, meaning “Ready for Anything” or “Ready on Both Sides,” reflecting its airborne readiness and versatility.
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E.
Book 2: Of the Passions
Book 2: Of the Passions is the section of David Hume’s *A Treatise of Human Nature* in which he systematically analyzes human emotions and their role in motivating action and shaping moral judgment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book part
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philosophical work section ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze human bondage to the passions
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to explain the power of emotions over human conduct ⓘ |
| author | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
domination of passions over reason
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servitus humana ⓘ |
| contains |
axioms
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corollaries ⓘ definitions ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ propositions ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| contextInWork |
follows Pars III: De affectibus
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precedes Pars V: De potentia intellectus, seu de libertate humana ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | geometrical order ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
conceptions of emotional determinism
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later theories of autonomy and freedom ⓘ modern moral psychology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
emotions
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human behavior ⓘ human bondage ⓘ passions ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1677 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| partOfPhilosophicalSystem |
Spinoza, Ethics, Part IV
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surface form:
Spinoza's Ethics
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| philosophicalMovement | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSubject |
affects
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human freedom ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ necessity ⓘ power of reason ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pars III: De affectibus
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Part V: Of the Power of the Intellect, or of Human Liberty ⓘ
surface form:
Pars V: De potentia intellectus, seu de libertate humana
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| seriesOrdinal | fourth part ⓘ |
| subtitle | De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| workTitle | Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus self-link ⓘ |
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Part IV: Of Human Bondage, or the Strength of the Affects
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Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus
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Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus
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Pars IV: De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus
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this entity surface form:
De servitute humana, seu de affectuum viribus