On First Philosophy
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On First Philosophy is a foundational philosophical treatise by the 9th-century Arab philosopher Al-Kindi that explores metaphysics, the nature of being, and the relationship between God and creation within an Islamic intellectual framework.
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Target entity: On First Philosophy Context triple: [Al-Kindi, notableWork, On First Philosophy]
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On First Philosophy Target entity description: On First Philosophy is a foundational philosophical treatise by the 9th-century Arab philosopher Al-Kindi that explores metaphysics, the nature of being, and the relationship between God and creation within an Islamic intellectual framework.
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A.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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B.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
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C.
Philosophia prima sive ontologia
Philosophia prima sive ontologia is Christian Wolff’s foundational treatise on metaphysics, in which he systematically develops a rationalist account of being and its most general principles.
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D.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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E.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
metaphysical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to establish a rational foundation for metaphysics
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to reconcile Greek philosophy with Islamic doctrine ⓘ |
| author | Al-Kindi ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
God is the true One and first cause of all beings
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all beings other than God are contingent and dependent ⓘ philosophy seeks knowledge of first causes ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
creation ex nihilo
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distinction between necessary and possible being ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ eternity of the world debate ⓘ hierarchy of beings ⓘ relationship between philosophy and religion ⓘ role of intellect ⓘ unity and multiplicity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of the concept of the One
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argument for the existence of a first cause ⓘ critique of the eternity of the world ⓘ discussion of divine simplicity ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of the Arabic falsafa tradition
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one of the earliest systematic works of Islamic metaphysics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Al-Farabi
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Avicenna ⓘ later Islamic metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
God
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causality ⓘ creation ⓘ divine unity ⓘ eternity and temporality ⓘ first philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ nature of being ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | falsafa ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Arabic philosophy
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
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