Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences)
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Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) is William of Ockham’s major theological and philosophical work, consisting of his lectures on Peter Lombard’s Sentences and a key source for his views on logic, metaphysics, and theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book II of the Sentences | 1 |
| Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) Context triple: [William of Ockham, wrote, Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences)]
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Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard
Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard is a major theological work by Bonaventure in which he systematically expounds and develops medieval Christian doctrine through his lectures on Peter Lombard’s foundational textbook, the Sentences.
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Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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Loci Theologici
Loci Theologici is a major 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Martin Chemnitz that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Reformation.
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Summa Theologiae
Summa Theologiae is a monumental 13th-century theological and philosophical work that systematically presents and defends the core doctrines of Christian theology.
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De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
- 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: Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) Target entity description: Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) is William of Ockham’s major theological and philosophical work, consisting of his lectures on Peter Lombard’s Sentences and a key source for his views on logic, metaphysics, and theology.
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A.
Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard
Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard is a major theological work by Bonaventure in which he systematically expounds and develops medieval Christian doctrine through his lectures on Peter Lombard’s foundational textbook, the Sentences.
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B.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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C.
Loci Theologici
Loci Theologici is a major 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Martin Chemnitz that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Reformation.
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D.
Summa Theologiae
Summa Theologiae is a monumental 13th-century theological and philosophical work that systematically presents and defends the core doctrines of Christian theology.
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E.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval commentary
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philosophical work ⓘ scholastic commentary ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commentary on the Sentences
NERFINISHED
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Ordinatio in quattuor libros Sententiarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ockhamism
NERFINISHED
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nominalism ⓘ |
| author | William of Ockham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sentences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Four Books of Sentences
NERFINISHED
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Sentences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOnAuthor | Peter Lombard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | lectures on Peter Lombard’s Sentences ⓘ |
| describedAs |
major philosophical work of William of Ockham
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major theological work of William of Ockham ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
scholastic philosophy
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scholastic theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ |
| influenced |
late medieval philosophy
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late medieval theology ⓘ later medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| keySourceFor |
William of Ockham’s views on logic
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William of Ockham’s views on metaphysics ⓘ William of Ockham’s views on theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTitle | Ordinatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | scholasticism ⓘ |
| topic |
God’s will and freedom
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Trinity ⓘ creation and conservation ⓘ divine foreknowledge and future contingents ⓘ divine omnipotence ⓘ doctrine of God ⓘ grace and justification ⓘ incarnation ⓘ mental language ⓘ sacraments ⓘ scientific knowledge in Aristotelian sense ⓘ universals ⓘ |
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Subject: Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) Description of subject: Ordinatio (commentary on the Sentences) is William of Ockham’s major theological and philosophical work, consisting of his lectures on Peter Lombard’s Sentences and a key source for his views on logic, metaphysics, and theology.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Book II of the Sentences