Tusculanae Disputationes
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Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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Target entity: Tusculanae Disputationes Context triple: [Cicero, notableWork, Tusculanae Disputationes]
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Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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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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Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
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Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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Target entity: Tusculanae Disputationes Target entity description: Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of philosophical dialogues by Cicero that explore themes such as death, pain, grief, and the pursuit of happiness from a Roman Stoic-influenced perspective.
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A.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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B.
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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C.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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D.
Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
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E.
Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
Latin literature
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dialogue ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | 45 BCE ⓘ |
| author | Cicero ⓘ |
| circulation |
manuscript tradition in late antiquity
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widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ widely read in the Renaissance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| form | dialogue between Cicero and an interlocutor ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tusculanae Disputationes
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Tusculanae Disputationes, Book I
Tusculanae Disputationes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Tusculanae Disputationes, Book II
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Tusculanae Disputationes, Book III
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Tusculanae Disputationes, Book IV
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Tusculanae Disputationes, Book V
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| hasTranslation |
Tusculanae Disputationes
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surface form:
Tusculan Disputations
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| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
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early modern moral philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Peripatetic philosophy
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Platonism ⓘ Roman Republican political culture ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | consolatory literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Stoic ethics
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alleviating grief ⓘ death ⓘ enduring pain ⓘ grief ⓘ happiness ⓘ other disturbances of the soul ⓘ pain ⓘ the contempt of death ⓘ virtue ⓘ whether virtue is sufficient for a happy life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
How can one master grief and emotional disturbance?
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How should a wise person face death? ⓘ Is virtue sufficient for happiness? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Skepticism
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surface form:
Academic skepticism
Stoicism ⓘ |
| purpose |
consolation in misfortune
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popularization of Greek philosophy for Roman audience ⓘ |
| setting | Tusculum ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| writtenAfter | death of Cicero's daughter Tullia ⓘ |
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