Meditations
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Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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Target entity: Meditations Context triple: [Marcus Aurelius, notableWork, Meditations]
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The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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- 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: Meditations Target entity description: Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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A.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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B.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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C.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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D.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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E.
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic text
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ancient Roman literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν
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surface form:
Ta eis heauton
To Himself ⓘ |
| author | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| circulation | posthumously published ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 170–180 CE ⓘ |
| form |
personal notes
ⓘ
spiritual exercises ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical treatise
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personal reflections ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | many modern languages ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian thought
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existential philosophy ⓘ modern Stoicism ⓘ self-help literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Epictetus
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Stoicism ⓘ
surface form:
Stoic tradition
|
| intendedAudience | the author himself ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Stoicism
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cosmopolitanism ⓘ duty ⓘ impermanence ⓘ rationality ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”
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“You have power over your mind – not outside events.” ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
apatheia
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logos ⓘ virtue as the only good ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of fate
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control over one’s mind ⓘ duty to others ⓘ inner citadel of the mind ⓘ living according to nature ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
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Meditations (philosophical text)
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meditations
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Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (indirectly, through references to his mother)
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Synopsis of the Meditations
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Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations