De Constantia
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De Constantia is a late 16th-century philosophical treatise by Justus Lipsius that revives Stoic ideas to counsel inner steadiness and moral resilience amid public turmoil.
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| De Constantia canonical | 4 |
| De constantia | 2 |
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Target entity: De Constantia Context triple: [Justus Lipsius, notableWork, De Constantia]
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De Concordia
De Concordia is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that explores the reconciliation of divine foreknowledge, predestination, and human free will.
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Novellae Maioriani
Novellae Maioriani are a collection of legal edicts and reforms promulgated by the Western Roman Emperor Majorian in the mid-5th century, reflecting efforts to strengthen and reorganize the declining Western Roman Empire.
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Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Emine Sevgi Özdamar that portrays a young Turkish woman's experiences as a migrant worker and intellectual in 1960s Germany and Turkey.
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House of Constantine
The House of Constantine was a Roman imperial dynasty that began with Emperor Constantine the Great and ruled the Roman Empire during the early 4th century, overseeing its Christianization and major political transformations.
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Slavey
Slavey refers to a group of Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories in Canada, known for their distinct dialects and traditional subarctic lifestyle.
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Target entity: De Constantia Target entity description: De Constantia is a late 16th-century philosophical treatise by Justus Lipsius that revives Stoic ideas to counsel inner steadiness and moral resilience amid public turmoil.
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A.
De Concordia
De Concordia is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that explores the reconciliation of divine foreknowledge, predestination, and human free will.
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B.
Novellae Maioriani
Novellae Maioriani are a collection of legal edicts and reforms promulgated by the Western Roman Emperor Majorian in the mid-5th century, reflecting efforts to strengthen and reorganize the declining Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Emine Sevgi Özdamar that portrays a young Turkish woman's experiences as a migrant worker and intellectual in 1960s Germany and Turkey.
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D.
House of Constantine
The House of Constantine was a Roman imperial dynasty that began with Emperor Constantine the Great and ruled the Roman Empire during the early 4th century, overseeing its Christianization and major political transformations.
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E.
Slavey
Slavey refers to a group of Athabaskan-speaking Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories in Canada, known for their distinct dialects and traditional subarctic lifestyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
fear of public evils
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sorrow over political disasters ⓘ |
| aim |
to counsel inner steadiness amid public calamities
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to revive Stoic ideas for a Christian audience ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian humanism
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surface form:
Catholic humanism
Leuven ⓘ |
| author | Justus Lipsius ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
apatheia
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constantia ⓘ providence ⓘ right use of reason ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| genre |
Neostoic work
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | On Constancy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Eighty Years' War
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surface form:
Dutch Revolt
European wars of religion ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Religion in Europe
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| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Cicero ⓘ Epictetus ⓘ Seneca the Younger ⓘ Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated Christian readers
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statesmen and magistrates ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
constancy
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emotional self-control ⓘ inner steadiness ⓘ moral resilience ⓘ response to public turmoil ⓘ |
| movement |
Counter-Reformation intellectual culture
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Renaissance humanism
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| notableFor |
influence on early modern ethics
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role in the development of Neostoicism ⓘ systematic Christianized Stoicism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De Constantia self-link ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Neostoicism
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Stoicism ⓘ |
| proposes |
acceptance of divine providence
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moderation of the passions ⓘ withdrawal of the mind from external disturbances ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| setting | amid political and religious turmoil in the Low Countries ⓘ |
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Subject: De Constantia Description of subject: De Constantia is a late 16th-century philosophical treatise by Justus Lipsius that revives Stoic ideas to counsel inner steadiness and moral resilience amid public turmoil.
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