On Nature
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On Nature is a lost philosophical work attributed to the Pythagorean thinker Philolaus, in which he reportedly expounded his cosmological and metaphysical doctrines.
All labels observed (1)
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| On Nature canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5990699 — 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: On Nature Context triple: [Philolaus, wrote, On Nature]
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical poem by Xenophanes of Colophon that critiqued traditional Greek religion and advanced early ideas about a single, rational god and the nature of reality.
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On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
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Ansichten der Natur
Ansichten der Natur is a collection of scientific and literary essays by Alexander von Humboldt that vividly portrays the interconnectedness of nature through detailed observations and reflections.
- 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 Nature Target entity description: On Nature is a lost philosophical work attributed to the Pythagorean thinker Philolaus, in which he reportedly expounded his cosmological and metaphysical doctrines.
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A.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaxagoras that outlined his cosmology, including the role of Mind (Nous) in ordering the universe.
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B.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the ancient Greek sophist Gorgias, known primarily through reports and fragments that present a radical skeptical argument about existence, knowledge, and communication.
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C.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical treatise by the pre-Socratic thinker Anaximander, in which he is believed to have explored early cosmology, metaphysics, and the principles underlying the natural world.
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D.
On Nature
On Nature is a lost philosophical poem by Xenophanes of Colophon that critiqued traditional Greek religion and advanced early ideas about a single, rational god and the nature of reality.
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E.
Ansichten der Natur
Ansichten der Natur is a collection of scientific and literary essays by Alexander von Humboldt that vividly portrays the interconnectedness of nature through detailed observations and reflections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical treatise
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lost philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pythagorean cosmology
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Pythagorean metaphysics ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Philolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Philolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussedIn | ancient doxographical literature ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmological treatise
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metaphysical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
ancient Greek cosmological thought
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later Pythagorean tradition ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragmentary quotations
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later testimonia ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Pythagorean doctrine
NERFINISHED
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cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
Pythagorean number theory
NERFINISHED
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harmony and order of the universe ⓘ principles of reality ⓘ relation between limit and unlimited ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
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Subject: On Nature Description of subject: On Nature is a lost philosophical work attributed to the Pythagorean thinker Philolaus, in which he reportedly expounded his cosmological and metaphysical doctrines.
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