De Anima
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De Anima is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
All labels observed (2)
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| De Anima canonical | 4 |
| De anima (commentary) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Anima Context triple: [On the Soul, latinTitle, De Anima]
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A.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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Enneads
Enneads is the foundational collection of philosophical writings by Plotinus that systematizes Neoplatonism and profoundly influenced later Western and Islamic thought.
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De anima
De anima is a philosophical treatise by Francisco Suárez that explores the nature, powers, and operations of the human soul within the Aristotelian–Scholastic tradition.
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Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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De natura deorum
De natura deorum is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman orator and statesman Cicero that examines competing theological and religious doctrines in late Republican Rome.
- 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: De Anima Target entity description: De Anima is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise that investigates the nature, faculties, and functions of the soul as the principle of life in living beings.
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A.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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B.
Enneads
Enneads is the foundational collection of philosophical writings by Plotinus that systematizes Neoplatonism and profoundly influenced later Western and Islamic thought.
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C.
De anima
De anima is a philosophical treatise by Francisco Suárez that explores the nature, powers, and operations of the human soul within the Aristotelian–Scholastic tradition.
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D.
Theologia Platonica
Theologia Platonica is Marsilio Ficino’s major philosophical treatise that systematically presents a Christianized interpretation of Plato’s metaphysics and the immortality of the soul, foundational to Renaissance Platonism.
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E.
De natura deorum
De natura deorum is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman orator and statesman Cicero that examines competing theological and religious doctrines in late Republican Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faculties of the soul
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nature of the soul ⓘ relation between soul and body ⓘ soul as principle of life ⓘ |
| era | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| genre |
scientific treatise
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theoretical philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Averroes
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Avicenna ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
early modern philosophy of mind ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| keyDoctrine |
hierarchy of soul powers
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hylomorphic account of soul and body ⓘ soul as actuality of a living body ⓘ soul as form of a natural organic body ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOfCorpus | Aristotle’s psychological works ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
biology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
History of Animals
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Metaphysics ⓘ Nicomachean Ethics ⓘ Parva Naturalia ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Περὶ ψυχῆς ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De Anima ⓘ |
| tradition | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | On the Soul ⓘ |
| treatsConcept |
agent intellect
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desire ⓘ imagination ⓘ intellect ⓘ life functions ⓘ movement in animals ⓘ nutritive soul ⓘ perception ⓘ potential intellect ⓘ rational soul ⓘ sensitive soul ⓘ thinking ⓘ |
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linked to: De Anima