Book Epsilon
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Book Epsilon is the fifth book of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, focusing on the nature and scope of “being” and the different senses in which things are said to exist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book Epsilon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4270272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book Epsilon Context triple: [Metaphysics (Aristotle), hasPart, Book Epsilon]
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A.
Epsilons
Epsilons was a California garage rock and punk band known for its raw, lo-fi sound and for featuring Ty Segall early in his career.
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B.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
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C.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
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D.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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E.
Book 7
Book 7 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book Epsilon Target entity description: Book Epsilon is the fifth book of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, focusing on the nature and scope of “being” and the different senses in which things are said to exist.
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A.
Epsilons
Epsilons was a California garage rock and punk band known for its raw, lo-fi sound and for featuring Ty Segall early in his career.
-
B.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
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C.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
-
D.
The Ear
The Ear is a distinctive rock formation on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, serving as a notable feature along the Salathé Wall climbing route.
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E.
Book 7
Book 7 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," continuing his critique of pagan religion and philosophy within the larger Christian apologetic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of Aristotle’s Metaphysics
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Metaphysics Book V
NERFINISHED
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Metaphysics Epsilon NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaphysics V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
being as accidental
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being as categories ⓘ being as potentiality and actuality ⓘ being as true ⓘ being said in many ways ⓘ principles of demonstration ⓘ unity and multiplicity ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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ontology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Alexander of Aphrodisias
NERFINISHED
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Averroes NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Aristotelian commentators ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary analytic metaphysics
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early modern metaphysics ⓘ medieval metaphysics ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| isContainedIn | standard editions of Aristotle’s Metaphysics ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorpus | Aristotelian corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
being
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categories of being ⓘ ontology ⓘ predication ⓘ senses of being ⓘ truth and falsity ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of philosophy courses
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metaphysics courses ⓘ |
| textualDivision |
follows Metaphysics Book Delta
NERFINISHED
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precedes Metaphysics Book Zeta ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book Epsilon Description of subject: Book Epsilon is the fifth book of Aristotle’s Metaphysics, focusing on the nature and scope of “being” and the different senses in which things are said to exist.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Metaphysics (Aristotle)