“On household management”
E371757
“On household management” is the English rendering of the title of Xenophon’s Socratic dialogue *Oeconomicus*, a classical work on the management of the household and estate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On household management | 1 |
| “On household management” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: “On household management” Context triple: [Oeconomicus, titleMeaning, “On household management”]
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A Treatise on Domestic Economy
A Treatise on Domestic Economy is an influential 19th-century manual by Catharine Beecher that promotes scientific household management and women’s education in domestic responsibilities.
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Master of the Household
The Master of the Household is a senior official in the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing the domestic management and catering arrangements of the royal residences.
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Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
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The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home is a 19th-century domestic advice book by Harriet Beecher Stowe (co-written with her sister Catharine Beecher) that promotes Christian, moral, and efficient household management for middle-class American women.
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On the Excellence of Contentment
"On the Excellence of Contentment" is a moral and philosophical chapter in Saadi's classic Persian work Gulistan that extols the virtue of being satisfied with one's lot in life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: “On household management” Target entity description: “On household management” is the English rendering of the title of Xenophon’s Socratic dialogue *Oeconomicus*, a classical work on the management of the household and estate.
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A.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy
A Treatise on Domestic Economy is an influential 19th-century manual by Catharine Beecher that promotes scientific household management and women’s education in domestic responsibilities.
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B.
Master of the Household
The Master of the Household is a senior official in the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing the domestic management and catering arrangements of the royal residences.
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C.
Women of the House
Women of the House is a mid-1990s American sitcom and spin-off of Designing Women that follows Suzanne Sugarbaker’s misadventures in Washington, D.C., featuring Patricia Heaton in a supporting role.
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D.
The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home is a 19th-century domestic advice book by Harriet Beecher Stowe (co-written with her sister Catharine Beecher) that promotes Christian, moral, and efficient household management for middle-class American women.
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E.
On the Excellence of Contentment
"On the Excellence of Contentment" is a moral and philosophical chapter in Saadi's classic Persian work Gulistan that extols the virtue of being satisfied with one's lot in life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ work of ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| circulation | read in antiquity as a practical manual ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| discusses |
division of labor between husband and wife
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management of agricultural property ⓘ training and education of a wife ⓘ virtues of a good household manager ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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didactic literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Household Management
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Oeconomicus ⓘ The Economist ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman writers on agriculture and household management
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later economic thought in antiquity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Athenian social and economic practices
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Socratic method ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Critobulus
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Ischomachus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| modernReception |
studied in classics
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studied in gender studies of antiquity ⓘ studied in history of economic thought ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Oeconomicus
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Οἰκονομικός ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Socratic writings by Xenophon ⓘ |
| period |
Classical Greece
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surface form:
Classical period of ancient Greece
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| philosophicalTheme |
relationship between wealth and virtue
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self‑control and moderation in economic life ⓘ use versus possession of wealth ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Socratic philosophy
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classical Greek ethics ⓘ |
| setting | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| structure |
dialogue between Socrates and Critobulus
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embedded narrative of Ischomachus ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish |
“On household management”
self-link
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surface form:
On household management
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| topic |
economics in the ancient Greek sense
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estate management ⓘ gender roles in the household ⓘ household management ⓘ marriage roles ⓘ slavery and management of slaves ⓘ virtue and moral education ⓘ |
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Subject: “On household management” Description of subject: “On household management” is the English rendering of the title of Xenophon’s Socratic dialogue *Oeconomicus*, a classical work on the management of the household and estate.
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