Short Treatise
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Short Treatise is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his developing ideas on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible form than his later Ethics.
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| Short Treatise canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Short Treatise Context triple: [Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being, titleVariant, Short Treatise]
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A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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Shorter
Shorter is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across different fields.
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Nutshell
"Nutshell" is a somber, acoustic-driven song by the American rock band Alice in Chains, widely regarded for its raw emotional lyrics and haunting atmosphere.
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essay "A Brief History of A Brief History"
"A Brief History of A Brief History" is an essay by Stephen Hawking that reflects on the creation, impact, and reception of his landmark popular-science book "A Brief History of Time."
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Short 184
The Short 184 was a British World War I reconnaissance and torpedo-carrying seaplane widely used for naval operations and notable for conducting the first successful aerial torpedo attack.
- 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: Short Treatise Target entity description: Short Treatise is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his developing ideas on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible form than his later Ethics.
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A.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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B.
Shorter
Shorter is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across different fields.
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C.
Nutshell
"Nutshell" is a somber, acoustic-driven song by the American rock band Alice in Chains, widely regarded for its raw emotional lyrics and haunting atmosphere.
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D.
essay "A Brief History of A Brief History"
"A Brief History of A Brief History" is an essay by Stephen Hawking that reflects on the creation, impact, and reception of his landmark popular-science book "A Brief History of Time."
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E.
Short 184
The Short 184 was a British World War I reconnaissance and torpedo-carrying seaplane widely used for naval operations and notable for conducting the first successful aerial torpedo attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Baruch Spinoza ⓘ |
| concernsConcept |
attributes of God
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beatitude ⓘ freedom ⓘ intellectual love of God ⓘ modes ⓘ necessity ⓘ passions ⓘ substance monism ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 1660 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Korte Verhandeling
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Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being ⓘ |
| hasForm |
dialogue
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treatise ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
early modern philosophy
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ethical treatise ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
emphasis on rational understanding as route to happiness
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identification of God with nature ⓘ rejection of anthropomorphic conceptions of God ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Short Treatise self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | interpretations of Spinoza’s Ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
René Descartes
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Scholasticism ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| isEarlierVersionOf | Ethics ⓘ |
| isRelatedWork | Ethics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
God
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ethics ⓘ happiness ⓘ human nature ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of the path to happiness
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early systematic exposition of Spinoza’s metaphysics ⓘ presenting Spinoza’s developing ideas in accessible form ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partTitle |
On God
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Of the Nature and State of Man, with Respect to Happiness ⓘ
surface form:
On Man and His Well-Being
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| philosophicalSchool | Spinozism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
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