Book IV
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Book IV of Plato's Republic is the section in which Plato develops his account of justice in the individual and the ideal city, introducing the tripartite soul and the cardinal virtues.
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| Book IV canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book IV Context triple: [Plato's Republic, hasPart, Book IV]
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Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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Book IV
Book IV is a section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s seminal number theory work *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on properties of quadratic residues and related arithmetic concepts.
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Book IV
Book IV is a major section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and religious development of the pupil.
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Book IV
Book IV is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," in which he continues his critique of pagan religion and Roman political life.
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Book IV
Book IV is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that continues his systematic examination of the characteristics and behaviors of living creatures.
- 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: Book IV Target entity description: Book IV of Plato's Republic is the section in which Plato develops his account of justice in the individual and the ideal city, introducing the tripartite soul and the cardinal virtues.
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Book IV
Book IV of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is the section that examines particular moral virtues related to social conduct, such as generosity, magnificence, magnanimity, and proper pride.
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Book IV
Book IV is the concluding section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract*, where he further develops his ideas on sovereignty, civil religion, and the functioning of a legitimate political community.
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Book IV
Book IV is a major section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s educational treatise "Emile, or On Education," focusing on the moral and religious development of the pupil.
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Book IV
Book IV is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," in which he continues his critique of pagan religion and Roman political life.
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Book IV
Book IV is a section of Aristotle’s biological treatise "Generation of Animals" that continues his investigation into animal reproduction and development.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| associatesVirtueWith |
courage in the spirited part
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justice as proper functioning of all parts ⓘ moderation in the relation among parts ⓘ wisdom in the rational part ⓘ |
| author | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifies | relation between individual and political justice ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
analogy between city and soul
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justice as harmony ⓘ virtue as psychic order ⓘ |
| defines |
courage in the city
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justice as each part doing its own work ⓘ justice in the city ⓘ justice in the soul ⓘ moderation in the city ⓘ wisdom in the city ⓘ |
| dialogueCharacters |
Adeimantus
NERFINISHED
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Glaucon NERFINISHED ⓘ Socrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesConcept | cardinal virtues ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
definition of justice
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structure of the just city ⓘ structure of the just soul ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian accounts of cardinal virtues
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later theories of the soul ⓘ later theories of virtues ⓘ |
| introducesConcept | tripartite soul ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatesJustice |
in the arrangement of classes in the city
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in the arrangement of parts of the soul ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
justice in the ideal city
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justice in the individual ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Πολιτεία (Politeia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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moral psychology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| presentsDoctrine |
appetitive part of the soul
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rational part of the soul ⓘ spirited part of the soul ⓘ three parts of the soul ⓘ |
| sequenceInWork | fourth book of the Republic ⓘ |
| setsOut |
account of the just city
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account of the just person ⓘ |
| workForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
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