De legibus
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De legibus is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman statesman Cicero that explores the nature, origin, and ideal formulation of laws within a just political community.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De legibus canonical | 2 |
| Of Laws (Bacon) | 1 |
| On the Laws | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703058 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De legibus Context triple: [Cicero, notableWork, De legibus]
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A.
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) is a philosophical and exegetical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that interprets and systematizes the specific commandments of the Mosaic Law through the lens of Hellenistic Jewish thought.
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Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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C.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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D.
Institutiones
Institutiones is a foundational legal textbook of Roman law, traditionally attributed to the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and used for the instruction of law students.
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E.
Utrinque Paratus
Utrinque Paratus is the Latin motto of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, meaning “Ready for Anything” or “Ready on Both Sides,” reflecting its airborne readiness and versatility.
- 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: De legibus Target entity description: De legibus is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman statesman Cicero that explores the nature, origin, and ideal formulation of laws within a just political community.
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A.
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) is a philosophical and exegetical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that interprets and systematizes the specific commandments of the Mosaic Law through the lens of Hellenistic Jewish thought.
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B.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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C.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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D.
Institutiones
Institutiones is a foundational legal textbook of Roman law, traditionally attributed to the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and used for the instruction of law students.
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E.
Utrinque Paratus
Utrinque Paratus is the Latin motto of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment, meaning “Ready for Anything” or “Ready on Both Sides,” reflecting its airborne readiness and versatility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literary work
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
citizenship and civic duty
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magistracies and political offices ⓘ nature of laws ⓘ origin of laws ⓘ religious foundations of law ⓘ |
| approximateDate | mid-1st century BC ⓘ |
| author | Cicero ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
harmony between human law and natural law
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ideal constitution ⓘ law as right reason in agreement with nature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dialogueCharacters |
Atticus
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Cicero ⓘ Quintus ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle |
De legibus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
On the Laws
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| genre |
dialogue
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
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early modern political thought ⓘ medieval political philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Roman legal tradition ⓘ Stoic natural law theory ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | De legibus self-link ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional theory
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justice ⓘ law ⓘ natural law ⓘ political community ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 3 (extant) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Ciceronian political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Skepticism
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surface form:
Academic skepticism
Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
divine reason and human legislation
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mixed constitution ⓘ relationship between law and morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | De re publica ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Arpinum ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue in multiple books ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| workStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
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Subject: De legibus Description of subject: De legibus is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman statesman Cicero that explores the nature, origin, and ideal formulation of laws within a just political community.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Of Laws (Bacon)
this entity surface form:
On the Laws