On Being and Essence
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On Being and Essence is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically examines the metaphysical concepts of being and essence within the framework of scholastic Aristotelianism.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: On Being and Essence Context triple: [De ente et essentia, titleTranslation, On Being and Essence]
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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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B.
Doctrine of Being
The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
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C.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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D.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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E.
On First Philosophy
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.
- 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: On Being and Essence Target entity description: On Being and Essence is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically examines the metaphysical concepts of being and essence within the framework of scholastic Aristotelianism.
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A.
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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B.
Doctrine of Being
The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
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C.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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D.
Process and Reality
Process and Reality is Alfred North Whitehead’s seminal philosophical work that lays out his influential process philosophy and metaphysical system of “process thought.”
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E.
On First Philosophy
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
philosophical treatise
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scholastic work ⓘ |
| addresses |
nature of essence in immaterial substances
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nature of essence in material substances ⓘ relation between essence and existence in creatures ⓘ uniqueness of God as pure act of being ⓘ |
| aimsTo | provide a rigorous account of being and essence ⓘ |
| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| belongsTo | Christian philosophical literature ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | medieval universities ⓘ |
| clarifies |
distinction between essence and existence in God and creatures
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terminology of being in different senses ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy | medieval scholastic commentators ⓘ |
| discipline | philosophy ⓘ |
| examinesConcept |
act and potency
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essence and existence distinction ⓘ form and matter ⓘ substance and accident ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
metaphysical analysis of being
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metaphysical analysis of essence ⓘ |
| genre | metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Catholic metaphysical tradition
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later Thomistic commentators ⓘ |
| hasStructure | systematic treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Avicenna ⓘ Boethius ⓘ medieval Aristotelian commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | De ente et essentia ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
being
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essence ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomistic metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalFramework |
Aristotelianism
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Thomism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Scholasticism ONNED1 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Summa Theologiae
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Summa contra Gentiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of medieval philosophy
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systematic metaphysics courses ⓘ |
| subDiscipline |
ontology
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic philosophical theology
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scholastic education ⓘ |
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