The Book of Healing is a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia
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The Book of Healing is a monumental encyclopedic work by the Persian polymath Avicenna that systematically presents Aristotelian philosophy and the scientific knowledge of his time.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Book of Healing is a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia Context triple: [Avicenna, workCharacterization, The Book of Healing is a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia]
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The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
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B.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
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C.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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D.
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
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E.
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
- 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: The Book of Healing is a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia Target entity description: The Book of Healing is a monumental encyclopedic work by the Persian polymath Avicenna that systematically presents Aristotelian philosophy and the scientific knowledge of his time.
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A.
The Canon of Medicine
The Canon of Medicine is a seminal 11th-century medical encyclopedia by Avicenna that systematized Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and served as a standard medical text in both the Islamic world and Europe for centuries.
-
B.
al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani
Al-Hidaya by al-Marghinani is a seminal 12th-century Hanafi legal manual that systematically presents and analyzes Islamic jurisprudence and its rulings.
-
C.
Kitab al-Ilm
Kitab al-Ilm is the section of Sahih al-Bukhari devoted to prophetic teachings and rulings about knowledge, its virtues, and its proper transmission in Islam.
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D.
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy
Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy is a foundational 9th-century Arabic treatise that systematically summarizes and explains Ptolemaic astronomy and became highly influential in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
-
E.
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars
Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is a 10th-century astronomical treatise that systematically revised and illustrated Ptolemy’s star catalog, becoming a foundational work in medieval Islamic and later European astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
medieval scientific work
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philosophical encyclopedia ⓘ scientific encyclopedia ⓘ work of philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
systematic presentation of Aristotelian philosophy
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systematic presentation of scientific knowledge of its time ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kitāb al-Shifāʾ
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surface form:
Kitab al-Shifa
Kitāb al-Shifāʾ ⓘ |
| author |
Avicenna
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Avicenna ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Sina
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| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic philosophy
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Islamic science ⓘ |
| genre |
astronomy
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logic ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ music theory ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section on logic
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section on mathematics ⓘ section on metaphysics ⓘ section on natural sciences ⓘ |
| historicalContext | medieval Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
later Islamic philosophers ⓘ medieval Latin scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encyclopedic scope
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integration of philosophy and science ⓘ systematic Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| period | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Peripatetic school ⓘ
surface form:
Peripatetic philosophy
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| subject |
cosmology
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logic ⓘ mathematical sciences ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ physics ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| titleInterpretation | healing of the soul through knowledge ⓘ |
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The Book of Healing is a philosophical and scientific encyclopedia
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