Ibn Miskawayh
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Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub Ibn Miskawayh | 1 |
| Ibn Miskawayh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ibn Miskawayh Context triple: [Islamic ethics, hasNotableScholar, Ibn Miskawayh]
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Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
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B.
Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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C.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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D.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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E.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Miskawayh Target entity description: Ibn Miskawayh was a 10th–11th century Persian Muslim philosopher and historian renowned for his influential works on ethical philosophy and the cultivation of character.
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A.
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
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B.
Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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C.
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was a 13th-century Persian polymath renowned for his influential works in astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and theology.
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D.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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E.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian Muslim philosopher
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ethicist ⓘ historian ⓘ medieval Islamic philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| centuryActive |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| deathApproximateYear |
1030
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421 AH ⓘ |
| diedIn | Isfahan ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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historiography ⓘ history ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ practical philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ibn Miskawayh
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Ali Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub Ibn Miskawayh
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| givenName |
Ahmed
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surface form:
Ahmad
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| influenced |
Islamic moral philosophy
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Nasir al-Din al-Tusi ⓘ later Islamic ethicists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Greek philosophy
Neoplatonism ⓘ Plato ⓘ Al-Farabi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Farabi
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| kunya | Abu Ali ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
ethical cultivation of character
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practical wisdom ⓘ soul and its faculties ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
classification of virtues into wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice
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emphasis on habituation in moral education ⓘ systematic Islamic virtue ethics based on Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Al-Fawz al-Asghar
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al-Hikam al-‘Ata’iyya ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Hikma al-Khalida
Jawidan Khirad ⓘ Kitab al-Sa‘ada ⓘ Tahdhib al-Akhlaq ⓘ Tahdhib al-Akhlaq ⓘ
surface form:
Tahdhib al-Akhlaq wa Tathir al-A‘raq
Tajarib al-Umam ⓘ |
| occupation |
court official
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librarian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Islamic philosophy
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Peripatetic school ⓘ
surface form:
Peripatetic philosophy
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| region |
Buyid dynasty
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surface form:
Buyid dynasty courts
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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