De dialectica
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De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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| De dialectica canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De dialectica Context triple: [Alcuin of York, notableWork, De dialectica]
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A.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
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B.
Acta Non Verba
Acta Non Verba is the Latin motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, emphasizing the primacy of actions over words.
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C.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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D.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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E.
Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
- 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: De dialectica Target entity description: De dialectica is a medieval philosophical treatise on logic and language by Alcuin of York, influential in the development of Carolingian scholastic thought.
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A.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
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B.
Acta Non Verba
Acta Non Verba is the Latin motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, emphasizing the primacy of actions over words.
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C.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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D.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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E.
Monadology
Monadology is a foundational philosophical treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that outlines his metaphysical system of simple, indivisible substances called monads as the ultimate constituents of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logical treatise
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medieval work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ work on language ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the use of terms and propositions
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to introduce basic logical notions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolingian court
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surface form:
court of Charlemagne
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| author | Alcuin of York ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Aristotle’s Categories
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De Interpretatione ⓘ
surface form:
Aristotle’s De interpretatione
Boethius’s logical works ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | manuscript ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 8th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
Aristotelian logic
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categories ⓘ predicables ⓘ propositions ⓘ relation between words and things ⓘ signification of words ⓘ syllogisms ⓘ |
| educationalUse | textbook for Carolingian schools ⓘ |
| field | philosophy of language ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | modern medievalists ⓘ |
| hasForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Carolingian Renaissance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carolingian intellectual revival
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early medieval logic ⓘ medieval theories of language ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | students of the liberal arts ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dialectic
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language ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of logic with grammatical concerns
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systematic treatment of dialectic in the early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolingian Renaissance
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surface form:
Carolingian educational reforms
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| philosophicalDiscipline |
logic
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Carolingian Renaissance
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surface form:
Carolingian scholasticism
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| placeOfOrigin | Carolingian Empire ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Western Europe ⓘ |
| studiedBy | medieval scholastics ⓘ |
| title | De dialectica self-link ⓘ |
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