To Himself
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To Himself is an alternative title for Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, a series of personal writings reflecting the Roman emperor’s Stoic philosophy and moral self-examination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A se stesso | 1 |
| To Himself canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3671118 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: To Himself Context triple: [Meditations, alsoKnownAs, To Himself]
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A.
My Savior
My Savior is a 2021 Christian gospel album by country singer Carrie Underwood featuring traditional hymns and spiritual songs.
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B.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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C.
The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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D.
By Myself
"By Myself" is a popular song by composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist Howard Dietz, best known from its inclusion in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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E.
The One free of all need
The One free of all need is a divine attribute in Islam signifying God’s absolute self-sufficiency and complete independence from all creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: To Himself Target entity description: To Himself is an alternative title for Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, a series of personal writings reflecting the Roman emperor’s Stoic philosophy and moral self-examination.
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A.
My Savior
My Savior is a 2021 Christian gospel album by country singer Carrie Underwood featuring traditional hymns and spiritual songs.
-
B.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God is Damien Hirst’s infamous platinum cast of a human skull encrusted with diamonds, emblematic of his exploration of mortality, value, and spectacle in contemporary art.
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C.
The Love of God
"The Love of God" is a Christian worship song, notably recorded by the band MercyMe, that reflects on the vastness and depth of God's love.
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D.
By Myself
"By Myself" is a popular song by composer Arthur Schwartz and lyricist Howard Dietz, best known from its inclusion in the classic MGM musical film *The Band Wagon*.
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E.
The One free of all need
The One free of all need is a divine attribute in Islam signifying God’s absolute self-sufficiency and complete independence from all creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic text
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ancient Roman literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitleOf | Meditations ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| author | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| circulation | posthumously published ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
classic of Stoic literature
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key text of Western philosophy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 170–180 CE ⓘ |
| form |
personal notes
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private diary ⓘ |
| genre |
moral reflections
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philosophy ⓘ spiritual exercises ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Meditations
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Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν ⓘ
surface form:
Ta eis heauton
|
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian thought
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existential philosophy ⓘ modern Stoicism ⓘ self-help literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Epictetus
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Seneca the Younger ⓘ Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | the author himself ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Stoicism
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cosmopolitanism ⓘ duty ⓘ ethics ⓘ impermanence ⓘ rationality ⓘ self-examination ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Roman Empire
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military campaigns on the Danube frontier ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of fate
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control over one’s own mind ⓘ duty to others ⓘ inner citadel of the soul ⓘ living according to nature ⓘ transience of life ⓘ universal reason (logos) ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | Roman emperor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: To Himself Description of subject: To Himself is an alternative title for Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, a series of personal writings reflecting the Roman emperor’s Stoic philosophy and moral self-examination.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A se stesso