De Generatione et Corruptione
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De Generatione et Corruptione is Aristotle’s treatise that examines the principles of change in the natural world, focusing on how substances come into being and pass away.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Generatione et Corruptione canonical | 2 |
| On Generation and Corruption | 2 |
| On Generation and Corruption (Aristotle) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4986439 — 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: De Generatione et Corruptione Context triple: [On Generation and Corruption, latinTitle, De Generatione et Corruptione]
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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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C.
De Oratione
De Oratione is an early Christian theological work, traditionally attributed to Tertullian, that offers a detailed exposition on the nature and practice of prayer.
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D.
Book II of De fide
Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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E.
Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
- 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 Generatione et Corruptione Target entity description: De Generatione et Corruptione is Aristotle’s treatise that examines the principles of change in the natural world, focusing on how substances come into being and pass away.
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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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C.
De Oratione
De Oratione is an early Christian theological work, traditionally attributed to Tertullian, that offers a detailed exposition on the nature and practice of prayer.
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D.
Book II of De fide
Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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E.
Tusculanae Disputationes
Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| concerns |
how substances come into being
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how substances pass away ⓘ principles of natural change ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical science
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Islamic philosophy
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Renaissance natural philosophy ⓘ medieval natural philosophy ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
causes of change
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coming-to-be and passing-away ⓘ continuity and discreteness in bodies ⓘ elements and their transformations ⓘ generation and corruption of substances ⓘ material substances ⓘ natural change ⓘ nature of mixture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aristotle's corpus
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linked to:
Corpus Aristotelicum
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| philosophicalConcept |
accidental change
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four elements ⓘ four qualities (hot, cold, dry, moist) ⓘ matter and form ⓘ mixture (krasis) ⓘ potentiality and actuality ⓘ substantial change ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Metaphysics
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Meteorology ⓘ On the Heavens ⓘ
linked to:
Aristotle’s On the Heavens
Physics ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Averroes
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Avicenna ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
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| title | De Generatione et Corruptione ⓘ |
| tradition | Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | On Generation and Corruption ⓘ |
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Subject: De Generatione et Corruptione Description of subject: De Generatione et Corruptione is Aristotle’s treatise that examines the principles of change in the natural world, focusing on how substances come into being and pass away.
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subject linked to:
Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption
linked to: De Generatione et Corruptione
linked to: De Generatione et Corruptione
subject linked to:
Meteorology (by Aristotle)
linked to: De Generatione et Corruptione