Quintus Lucilius Balbus
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Quintus Lucilius Balbus is a Stoic philosopher who appears as one of the main interlocutors in Cicero’s dialogue "De natura deorum," presenting and defending Stoic theology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Quintus Lucilius Balbus canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Quintus Lucilius Balbus Context triple: [De natura deorum, dialogueCharacter, Quintus Lucilius Balbus]
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Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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Persius
Persius was a 1st-century Roman Stoic poet best known for his six dense, morally charged verse satires critiquing social and literary corruption.
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Juvenal
Juvenal was a Roman poet of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD, best known for his biting satirical poems that sharply criticized the morals and politics of imperial Rome.
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Lucilius
Lucilius was an early Roman satirist, often regarded as the founder of Roman verse satire and a major influence on later satirists like Juvenal.
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Tibullus
Tibullus was a prominent Roman elegiac poet of the Augustan era, best known for his refined, melancholic love poetry and idealization of rural simplicity.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quintus Lucilius Balbus Target entity description: Quintus Lucilius Balbus is a Stoic philosopher who appears as one of the main interlocutors in Cicero’s dialogue "De natura deorum," presenting and defending Stoic theology.
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A.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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B.
Persius
Persius was a 1st-century Roman Stoic poet best known for his six dense, morally charged verse satires critiquing social and literary corruption.
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C.
Juvenal
Juvenal was a Roman poet of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD, best known for his biting satirical poems that sharply criticized the morals and politics of imperial Rome.
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D.
Lucilius
Lucilius was an early Roman satirist, often regarded as the founder of Roman verse satire and a major influence on later satirists like Juvenal.
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E.
Tibullus
Tibullus was a prominent Roman elegiac poet of the Augustan era, best known for his refined, melancholic love poetry and idealization of rural simplicity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ciceronian dialogue interlocutor
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Roman philosopher ⓘ Stoic philosopher ⓘ fictionalized character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | De natura deorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
divination can be grounded in providence
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order and design in the universe indicate divine reason ⓘ the cosmos is a living rational being ⓘ the gods are perfectly wise and benevolent ⓘ the world is governed by providence ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophicalConcept |
fate
GENERATED
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immanent deity GENERATED ⓘ logos GENERATED ⓘ providence GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Academic skepticism
NERFINISHED
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Epicurean theology ⓘ |
| defendsDoctrine | Stoic theology ⓘ |
| dialoguePosition | defender of Stoic position ⓘ |
| discusses |
evidence for the existence of gods
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nature of the gods ⓘ problem of evil from a Stoic perspective ⓘ relationship between gods and humans ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Latin literature ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | expositor of Stoic doctrine ⓘ |
| name | Quintus Lucilius Balbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
cosmology
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metaphysics ⓘ natural theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Hellenistic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentsViewpoint |
Stoic concept of fate
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Stoic view of the gods ⓘ compatibility of providence and human responsibility ⓘ divine governance of the cosmos ⓘ identification of god with the world’s rational order ⓘ providence of the gods ⓘ teleological argument from design ⓘ |
| roleInWork | interlocutor in De natura deorum ⓘ |
| sourceForKnowledge | Cicero’s De natura deorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenreContext | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
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