Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν
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Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν is the original Greek title of Marcus Aurelius’ philosophical work commonly known in English as Meditations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ta eis heauton | 2 |
| Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671116 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Context triple: [Meditations, originalTitle, Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν]
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Ego
"Ego" is a pop-dance single by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, known for its catchy chorus and chart success in the late 2000s.
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Ego
"Ego" is a confident, R&B-influenced song by Beyoncé that appears on her album "I Am... Sasha Fierce."
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Ego
Ego is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their debut studio album "Lord Willin'."
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Conversations with Myself
Conversations with Myself is a collection of Nelson Mandela’s personal letters, diaries, and reflections that offers an intimate insight into his life, thoughts, and struggle against apartheid.
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To Each His Own
To Each His Own is a 1946 romantic drama film best known for Olivia de Havilland’s Oscar-winning performance as a woman who must give up her illegitimate child and later encounters him as an adult.
- 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: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν Target entity description: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν is the original Greek title of Marcus Aurelius’ philosophical work commonly known in English as Meditations.
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A.
Ego
"Ego" is a pop-dance single by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, known for its catchy chorus and chart success in the late 2000s.
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B.
Ego
"Ego" is a confident, R&B-influenced song by Beyoncé that appears on her album "I Am... Sasha Fierce."
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C.
Ego
Ego is a track by the hip-hop duo Clipse from their debut studio album "Lord Willin'."
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D.
Conversations with Myself
Conversations with Myself is a collection of Nelson Mandela’s personal letters, diaries, and reflections that offers an intimate insight into his life, thoughts, and struggle against apartheid.
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E.
To Each His Own
To Each His Own is a 1946 romantic drama film best known for Olivia de Havilland’s Oscar-winning performance as a woman who must give up her illegitimate child and later encounters him as an adult.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic text
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
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linked to:
Meditations
Meditations ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 170–180 CE ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Roman military camps
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frontiers of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| author | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalOrientation | Stoic philosopher ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
acceptance of fate
ⓘ
control of impressions ⓘ inner citadel ⓘ living according to nature ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greco-Roman Stoicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Stoicism
Roman Imperial philosophy ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Meditations ⓘ |
| form |
personal notes
ⓘ
private reflections ⓘ spiritual exercises ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical treatise
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
contemporary Stoicism revival
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modern self-help literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | the author himself ⓘ |
| languageScript | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
aphoristic prose
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maxims ⓘ short reflections ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Stoic ethics
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cosmopolitanism ⓘ duty ⓘ impermanence ⓘ rationality ⓘ self-examination ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| notableFeature | written by a Roman emperor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Epictetus
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Stoic tradition ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous modern translations
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scholarly commentaries ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν
linked to: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν