De Constantia Sapientis
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De Constantia Sapientis is a philosophical work by Seneca the Younger that explores the Stoic ideal of the wise person’s inner steadfastness amid external misfortunes.
All labels observed (2)
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| De Constantia Sapientis canonical | 2 |
| De Constantia | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Constantia Sapientis Context triple: [De Tranquillitate Animi, relatedWorkByAuthor, De Constantia Sapientis]
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Clavicula Salomonis
Clavicula Salomonis is a famous medieval grimoire attributed to King Solomon, containing instructions on ceremonial magic, spirit summoning, and the use of talismans.
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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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Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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Aeterna Dei Sapientia
Aeterna Dei Sapientia is an apostolic letter issued by Pope John XXIII in 1961 to commemorate the 15th centenary of the death of Pope Leo the Great and to reflect on the enduring wisdom of the Church.
- 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: De Constantia Sapientis Target entity description: De Constantia Sapientis is a philosophical work by Seneca the Younger that explores the Stoic ideal of the wise person’s inner steadfastness amid external misfortunes.
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A.
Clavicula Salomonis
Clavicula Salomonis is a famous medieval grimoire attributed to King Solomon, containing instructions on ceremonial magic, spirit summoning, and the use of talismans.
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B.
Breviloquium
Breviloquium is a concise theological handbook by the medieval Franciscan scholar Bonaventure that systematically summarizes key doctrines of Christian theology.
-
C.
Divinae Institutiones
Divinae Institutiones is an early 4th-century Christian apologetic work by Lactantius that systematically presents and defends Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
-
D.
Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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E.
Aeterna Dei Sapientia
Aeterna Dei Sapientia is an apostolic letter issued by Pope John XXIII in 1961 to commemorate the 15th centenary of the death of Pope Leo the Great and to reflect on the enduring wisdom of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Stoic treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| asserts |
that moral worth depends on inner disposition
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that the wise person cannot be truly harmed by external events ⓘ |
| audience | educated Roman readers ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| circulation |
Renaissance humanist editions
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medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| discusses |
the ideal wise man
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the impact of insults and injuries on the wise ⓘ the relation between virtue and suffering ⓘ |
| ethicalCategory | virtue ethics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emotional invulnerability of the sage
ⓘ
the distinction between apparent and real harm ⓘ |
| genre |
moral essay
ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
early modern moral philosophy
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later Stoic interpretations of constancy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chrysippus of Soli
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Zeno of Citium ⓘ early Stoicism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
constancy of the wise person
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indifference to external misfortunes ⓘ inner steadfastness ⓘ moral resilience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Seneca’s philosophical essays ⓘ |
| period | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
apatheia
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indifference to fortune ⓘ self-sufficiency of the sage ⓘ virtue as the only good ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De Ira
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De Providentia ⓘ De Tranquillitate Animi ⓘ Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ |
| setting | Roman intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish |
On the Constancy of the Wise Man
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linked to:
On the Firmness of the Wise Man
On the Firmness of the Wise Man ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De Constantia Sapientis ⓘ |
| tradition | Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| workOf |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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linked to:
Seneca the Younger
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linked to: De Constantia Sapientis