Duties of the Hearts

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Jewish ethical work philosophical work religious text

Duties of the Hearts is a classic 11th-century Jewish ethical and philosophical work by Bahya ibn Paquda that explores inner spiritual obligations such as faith, trust in God, and sincerity of intention.

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Label	Occurrences
Duties of the Heart	2
Duties of the Hearts canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: Duties of the Hearts
Context triple: [Chovot HaLevavot, alsoKnownAs, Duties of the Hearts]

A. The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
B. Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
C. Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
D. The Healing Heart
The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
E. The Giant Heart
The Giant Heart is a massive walk-through model of the human heart that serves as one of the most iconic and educational attractions at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Duties of the Hearts
Target entity description: Duties of the Hearts is a classic 11th-century Jewish ethical and philosophical work by Bahya ibn Paquda that explores inner spiritual obligations such as faith, trust in God, and sincerity of intention.

A. The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
B. Duties of Man
Duties of Man is a political treatise by Italian nationalist Giuseppe Mazzini that outlines his vision of republicanism, civic duty, and moral responsibility in the struggle for Italian unification and broader human progress.
C. Foundation of Hearts
Foundation of Hearts is a fan-owned organization that holds and safeguards the majority ownership of Scottish football club Heart of Midlothian, representing the club’s supporters in its governance.
D. The Healing Heart
The Healing Heart is a book by Norman Cousins that explores the power of positive emotions, humor, and the mind–body connection in coping with and recovering from serious illness.
E. The Giant Heart
The Giant Heart is a massive walk-through model of the human heart that serves as one of the most iconic and educational attractions at The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish ethical work ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ religious text ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chovot HaLevavot NERFINISHED ⓘ Hovot HaLevavot NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Bahya ibn Paquda NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTheme	cultivation of the inner life ⓘ harmonizing reason and revelation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateWritten	11th century ⓘ
emphasizes	ethical introspection ⓘ inner piety over external ritual ⓘ rational reflection on faith ⓘ
focusesOn	faith in God ⓘ inner spiritual obligations ⓘ love of God ⓘ repentance ⓘ self-accounting ⓘ sincerity of intention ⓘ trust in God ⓘ unity of God ⓘ
genre	Jewish philosophy ⓘ Musar literature ⓘ
hasPart	Gate of Abstinence NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Divine Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Humility NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Reflection NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Repentance NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Self-Accountability NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Sincerity of Action NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of Trust in God NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of the Love of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Gate of the Unity of God NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Jewish ethical literature ⓘ later Musar movement ⓘ
influencedBy	Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish rabbinic tradition ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedAudience	observant Jews ⓘ students of ethics ⓘ
literaryForm	prose treatise ⓘ
notableHebrewTranslator	Judah ibn Tibbon NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage	Judeo-Arabic ⓘ
period	medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Saragossa (traditionally attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
structure	divided into gates (chapters) ⓘ
translatedInto	English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ other European languages ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chovot HaLevavot → alsoKnownAs → Duties of the Hearts ⓘ

Bahya ibn Paquda → mainWork → Duties of the Hearts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Duties of the Heart

Bahya ibn Paquda → notableWork → Duties of the Hearts ⓘ