On Obligations
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On Obligations is the traditional English title of Cicero’s philosophical work "De officiis," a foundational treatise on ethics and moral duty in Roman thought.
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| On Obligations canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Obligations Context triple: [De officiis, EnglishTitle, On Obligations]
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A.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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B.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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C.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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D.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
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E.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
- 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: On Obligations Target entity description: On Obligations is the traditional English title of Cicero’s philosophical work "De officiis," a foundational treatise on ethics and moral duty in Roman thought.
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A.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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B.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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C.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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D.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
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E.
On Human Conduct
On Human Conduct is a major work of political philosophy by Michael Oakeshott that offers a complex, skeptical account of modern civil association, law, and the nature of human agency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethical work
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literary work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion | apparent conflict between the honorable and the useful ⓘ |
| author |
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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linked to:
Cicero
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| centralConcept |
honestum (the morally honorable)
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utile (the useful or expedient) ⓘ |
| circulation |
widely read in late antiquity
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widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ widely read in the Renaissance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 44 BC ⓘ |
| discusses |
duties of citizens
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duties of statesmen ⓘ virtues such as justice, wisdom, courage, and temperance ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ |
| genre |
Stoic ethics
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didactic prose ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | numerous medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
On Duties
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On Obligations ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLatin | De officiis ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | foundational text of Western ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian moral theology
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Hugo Grotius ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Renaissance humanism ⓘ early modern natural law theory ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Panaetius of Rhodes
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Stoic philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Stoicism
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| intendedAudience |
Cicero’s son Marcus
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linked to:
Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor
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| literaryForm | didactic letter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Roman Stoicism
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linked to:
Stoicism
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| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives complete ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
ethical obligations in public and private life
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moral duty ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
De finibus bonorum et malorum
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Tusculan Disputations ⓘ
linked to:
Tusculanae Disputationes
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| usedAs |
model of Latin prose style
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textbook in medieval universities ⓘ |
| workNumberInCiceroCorpus | one of Cicero’s last philosophical works ⓘ |
| writtenAfterEvent | assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
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