On the Senses
E457212
On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the Senses canonical | 2 |
| On Sensation | 1 |
| Περὶ αἰσθήσεων | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4628697 — 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: On the Senses Context triple: [Theophrastus, notableWork, On the Senses]
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A.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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B.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
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C.
Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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D.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
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E.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of 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: On the Senses Target entity description: On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
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A.
The Connection of the Senses
The Connection of the Senses is a philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that explores how different sensory modalities contribute to our unified experience of the world.
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B.
The Bounds of Sense
The Bounds of Sense is a major work of analytic philosophy by P. F. Strawson that critically examines and partially reconstructs Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
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C.
Education of the Senses
Education of the Senses is a historical study by Peter Gay that explores the evolution of bourgeois attitudes toward sexuality and intimacy in 19th-century Europe.
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D.
The Analysis of Sensations
The Analysis of Sensations is Ernst Mach’s influential philosophical and scientific treatise that examines perception and experience to argue for an empiricist, anti-metaphysical view of the physical world.
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E.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
differences between the senses
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how the senses receive information ⓘ limitations of sense perception ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aristotelian tradition ⓘ |
| author | Theophrastus ⓘ |
| authorInstanceOf | Theophrastus ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
hearing
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sight ⓘ smell ⓘ taste ⓘ touch ⓘ |
| examines |
functioning of the senses
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mechanisms of sensation ⓘ nature of perception ⓘ relationship between sense and object ⓘ role of the senses in knowledge ⓘ |
| field |
ancient Greek philosophy
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical aspects of perception
ⓘ
theoretical analysis of the senses ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influenced | later ancient theories of perception ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotle ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
five senses
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human perception ⓘ sense perception ⓘ |
| movement | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Περὶ αἰσθήσεων
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linked to:
On the Senses
|
| partOf | corpus of Theophrastus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Peripatetic philosophy
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linked to:
Peripatetic school
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| preservedIn | later philosophical doxographies ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Sensation and the Sensible
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On the Soul ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classics
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history of philosophy ⓘ history of psychology ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| title | On the Senses ⓘ |
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Subject: On the Senses Description of subject: On the Senses is an ancient philosophical treatise by Theophrastus that examines the nature and functioning of human perception and the five senses.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: On the Senses
linked to: On the Senses