Elementa Philosophiae
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Elementa Philosophiae is a major philosophical work by Thomas Hobbes that systematically presents his materialist philosophy of nature, man, and the state.
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| Elementa Philosophiae canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elementa Philosophiae Context triple: [De Cive, partOf, Elementa Philosophiae]
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A.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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B.
De Anima
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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C.
Metaphysica
Metaphysica is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten that systematizes metaphysics and helped shape later German idealist thought.
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D.
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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E.
Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
- 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: Elementa Philosophiae Target entity description: Elementa Philosophiae is a major philosophical work by Thomas Hobbes that systematically presents his materialist philosophy of nature, man, and the state.
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A.
Emerald Tablet
The Emerald Tablet is a legendary Hermetic text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, famed for its cryptic aphorisms on alchemy and the unity of the cosmos.
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B.
De Anima
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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C.
Metaphysica
Metaphysica is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten that systematizes metaphysics and helped shape later German idealist thought.
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D.
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
Quaestiones ad Thalassium is a collection of theological questions and answers traditionally attributed to the early Christian monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor.
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E.
Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hobbes ⓘ |
| authorBirthName |
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury
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linked to:
Thomas Hobbes
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| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Thomas Hobbes’s systematic presentation of his materialist philosophy of nature, man, and the state ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil society
ⓘ
human beings ⓘ nature ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ |
| genre |
early modern philosophy
ⓘ
scholarly treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De Cive
ⓘ
De Corpore ⓘ De Homine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galilean mechanics
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linked to:
Galilean relativity
early modern science ⓘ |
| intendedAs | systematic exposition of Hobbes’s philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
materialist philosophy
ⓘ
philosophy of man ⓘ philosophy of nature ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ the state ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
materialism
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mechanistic philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| workSeries | Hobbes’s systematic philosophical system ⓘ |
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