Syntopicon
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Syntopicon is a comprehensive index of great ideas compiled for the Great Books of the Western World series, organizing key philosophical and intellectual themes across classic works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syntopicon canonical | 3 |
| Syntopicon: An Index to the Great Ideas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syntopicon Context triple: [Propædia, influencedBy, Syntopicon]
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A.
Breviloquium
Breviloquium is a concise theological handbook by the medieval Franciscan scholar Bonaventure that systematically summarizes key doctrines of Christian theology.
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B.
Propaedeumata Aphoristica
Propaedeumata Aphoristica is a 16th-century work by John Dee that presents his influential ideas on mathematics, astronomy, and natural philosophy in a series of aphoristic propositions.
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C.
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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D.
Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
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E.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
- 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: Syntopicon Target entity description: Syntopicon is a comprehensive index of great ideas compiled for the Great Books of the Western World series, organizing key philosophical and intellectual themes across classic works.
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A.
Breviloquium
Breviloquium is a concise theological handbook by the medieval Franciscan scholar Bonaventure that systematically summarizes key doctrines of Christian theology.
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B.
Propaedeumata Aphoristica
Propaedeumata Aphoristica is a 16th-century work by John Dee that presents his influential ideas on mathematics, astronomy, and natural philosophy in a series of aphoristic propositions.
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C.
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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D.
Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
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E.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
index
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intellectual history tool ⓘ philosophical index ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| aim |
to facilitate systematic reading of the Great Books
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to map the great ideas of Western thought ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublisher |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
ⓘ
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. ⓘ
linked to:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Group
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| coEditor | William Gorman ⓘ |
| compiledFor |
Great Books of the Western World
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
|
| compilerTeamSize | large editorial staff ⓘ |
| contains | index of great ideas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coversWorksFrom |
Middle Ages
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classical antiquity ⓘ early modern period ⓘ modern period ⓘ |
| editor |
Mortimer J. Adler
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linked to:
Mortimer Adler
Mortimer Jerome Adler ⓘ
linked to:
Mortimer Adler
|
| editorialDirector |
Mortimer J. Adler
ⓘ
linked to:
Mortimer Adler
|
| feature |
cross-references among ideas
ⓘ
introductory essays on each great idea ⓘ references to passages in Great Books of the Western World ⓘ topical outlines ⓘ |
| fullName |
Syntopicon: An Index to the Great Ideas
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linked to:
Syntopicon
|
| hasEdition |
1952 first edition
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later revised editions with updated Great Books set ⓘ |
| ideaCount | 102 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Aristotelianism
Scholastic method ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableIdea | great ideas ⓘ |
| organizes |
key intellectual themes
ⓘ
key philosophical themes ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Great Books of the Western World
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
|
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Great Books of the Western World
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
The Great Ideas: A Syntopicon of Great Books of the Western World ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Great Books curricula
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liberal education programs ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
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