Summa Theologiae
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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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Summa Theologiae Context triple: [St. Thomas Aquinas, notableWork, Summa Theologiae]
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Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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- 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: Summa Theologiae Target entity description: 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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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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D.
De veritate religionis Christianae
De veritate religionis Christianae is a 17th-century apologetic treatise that presents a rational defense of Christianity, written by the Dutch jurist and theologian Hugo Grotius.
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E.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Latin text
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philosophical work ⓘ scholastic theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to instruct beginners in theology
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to systematically present Christian theology ⓘ |
| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| canonicalStatus | highly authoritative in Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished at the author’s death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century ⓘ |
| endDate | 1274 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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systematic theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Prima Pars
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Prima Secundae ⓘ Secunda Secundae ⓘ Supplementum ⓘ Tertia Pars ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic theology
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Western philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ Peter Lombard ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
the Bible
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian doctrine
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Christology ⓘ ethics ⓘ moral theology ⓘ natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| method | question–objection–response format ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
analogy of being
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doctrine of virtues ⓘ five ways to prove the existence of God ⓘ grace and nature distinction ⓘ natural law ethics ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startDate | 1265 ⓘ |
| structure |
articles
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questions ⓘ |
| usedAs | textbook in Catholic seminaries ⓘ |
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Referenced by (27)
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this entity surface form:
Summa theologiae (Albert)
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Summa theologiae
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Summa Theologica
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Summa Theologiae, Part I, Question 2, Article 3
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Summa theologiae (Albertus Magnus)
this entity surface form:
Prima Pars Summae Theologiae
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Supplementum to the Summa Theologiae
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Tertia Pars of the Summa Theologiae
this entity surface form:
Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas
subject surface form:
Quinque viae
subject surface form:
Quinque viae
this entity surface form:
Summa Theologiae I, q.2, a.3
this entity surface form:
Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, Question 2, Article 3
this entity surface form:
Summa Theologiae I q.2 a.3