Pedro da Fonseca
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Pedro da Fonseca was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian, often called the "Portuguese Aristotle" for his influential work in logic and metaphysics within the scholastic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pedro da Fonseca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11665667 — 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: Pedro da Fonseca Context triple: [Baroque scholasticism, hasKeyFigure, Pedro da Fonseca]
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A.
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo was a Portuguese Renaissance poet and prose writer known for his pastoral works and contributions to early modern Portuguese literature.
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B.
Pedro Vaz
Pedro Vaz is a small village located on the island of Maio in Cape Verde.
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C.
Jerónimo de Sousa
Jerónimo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician who has served as the long-time General Secretary and public face of the Portuguese Communist Party.
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D.
Francisco de Arruda
Francisco de Arruda was a Portuguese architect of the early 16th century, best known for his work in the Manueline style, including Lisbon’s iconic Belém Tower.
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E.
Afonso de Paiva
Afonso de Paiva was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and diplomat known for his overland expedition to Ethiopia and the Red Sea region in search of Prester John and new trade routes.
- 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: Pedro da Fonseca Target entity description: Pedro da Fonseca was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian, often called the "Portuguese Aristotle" for his influential work in logic and metaphysics within the scholastic tradition.
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A.
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo
Francisco Rodrigues Lobo was a Portuguese Renaissance poet and prose writer known for his pastoral works and contributions to early modern Portuguese literature.
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B.
Pedro Vaz
Pedro Vaz is a small village located on the island of Maio in Cape Verde.
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C.
Jerónimo de Sousa
Jerónimo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician who has served as the long-time General Secretary and public face of the Portuguese Communist Party.
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D.
Francisco de Arruda
Francisco de Arruda was a Portuguese architect of the early 16th century, best known for his work in the Manueline style, including Lisbon’s iconic Belém Tower.
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E.
Afonso de Paiva
Afonso de Paiva was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and diplomat known for his overland expedition to Ethiopia and the Red Sea region in search of Prester John and new trade routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit
ⓘ
human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholastic philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1528 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1599 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Coimbra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Coimbra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
logic
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Francisco Suárez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesuit scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
Francisco de Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Aristotelian philosophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Pedro da Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Aristotle
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contributions to Jesuit scholastic philosophy ⓘ work on logic and metaphysics ⓘ |
| notableNickname | Portuguese Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentarii in libros De anima Aristotelis
NERFINISHED
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Commentarii in libros Metaphysicorum Aristotelis NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentarii in libros Physicorum Aristotelis NERFINISHED ⓘ Institutionum Dialecticarum libri octo NERFINISHED ⓘ Isagoge philosophica NERFINISHED ⓘ Scholia in Summulam Petri Hispani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Proença-a-Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Jesuit provincial
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censor of books ⓘ professor of philosophy ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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