Aphorisms
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Aphorisms is a seminal medical text by Hippocrates consisting of concise statements that summarize clinical observations and principles of ancient Greek medicine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aphorisms canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916249 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aphorisms Context triple: [Hippocrates, notableWork, Aphorisms]
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Truisms
Truisms is a seminal series of brief, provocative text-based statements by artist Jenny Holzer that challenge social norms and political assumptions, often displayed in public spaces.
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B.
Epigrams
Epigrams is a collection of short, witty, and often satirical poems by the French Renaissance poet Clément Marot.
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Epigrams
Epigrams is a collection of short, witty, and often pointed poetic compositions attributed to the Hellenistic Greek poet Callimachus.
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Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that offers practical reflections on how to live a prudent, contented, and dignified life.
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Words of Wisdom
"Words of Wisdom" is a socially conscious track by Tupac Shakur that critiques systemic racism, police brutality, and injustice in America.
- 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: Aphorisms Target entity description: Aphorisms is a seminal medical text by Hippocrates consisting of concise statements that summarize clinical observations and principles of ancient Greek medicine.
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A.
Truisms
Truisms is a seminal series of brief, provocative text-based statements by artist Jenny Holzer that challenge social norms and political assumptions, often displayed in public spaces.
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B.
Epigrams
Epigrams is a collection of short, witty, and often satirical poems by the French Renaissance poet Clément Marot.
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C.
Epigrams
Epigrams is a collection of short, witty, and often pointed poetic compositions attributed to the Hellenistic Greek poet Callimachus.
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D.
Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life
Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that offers practical reflections on how to live a prudent, contented, and dignified life.
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E.
Words of Wisdom
"Words of Wisdom" is a socially conscious track by Tupac Shakur that critiques systemic racism, police brutality, and injustice in America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hippocratic treatise
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ancient Greek work ⓘ medical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hippocratic medicine
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linked to:
Hippocratic medical tradition
Kos school of medicine ⓘ |
| author | Hippocrates ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Byzantine period
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Islamic Golden Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ medieval Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| genre |
aphoristic literature
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medical literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Galen
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later Byzantine physicians ⓘ medieval scholastic physicians ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I of Aphorisms
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Book II of Aphorisms ⓘ Book III of Aphorisms ⓘ Book IV of Aphorisms ⓘ Book V of Aphorisms ⓘ Book VI of Aphorisms ⓘ Book VII of Aphorisms ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Arabic translations of Aphorisms
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Latin translations of Aphorisms ⓘ medieval Latin commentaries ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance medicine
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later Western medical tradition ⓘ medieval Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | series of concise statements ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult. ⓘ |
| openingLine | Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult. ⓘ |
| partOf | Hippocratic Corpus ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
acute diseases
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chronic diseases ⓘ clinical observations ⓘ crises in disease ⓘ diagnosis ⓘ diet and regimen ⓘ fevers ⓘ prognosis ⓘ prognostic signs ⓘ treatment principles ⓘ |
| usedAs |
medical teaching text
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reference work for physicians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Aphorisms Description of subject: Aphorisms is a seminal medical text by Hippocrates consisting of concise statements that summarize clinical observations and principles of ancient Greek medicine.
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