Aristoxenus
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Aristoxenus was a 4th-century BCE Greek Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist known for his influential work on musical scales, rhythm, and harmony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aristoxenus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10023268 — 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: Aristoxenus Context triple: [Harmonics (Ptolemy), influencedBy, Aristoxenus]
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A.
Eudemus of Rhodes
Eudemus of Rhodes was an ancient Greek philosopher and historian of science, best known as a prominent Peripatetic who systematically documented the early development of mathematics and astronomy.
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B.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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C.
Hegesias of Cyrene
Hegesias of Cyrene was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school known for his extreme pessimism and advocacy of the view that happiness is unattainable, earning him the nickname "the Death-Persuader."
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D.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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E.
Hegesias of Salamis
Hegesias of Salamis was an ancient Greek orator and sophist from Cyprus, sometimes associated with early rhetorical and literary works.
- 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: Aristoxenus Target entity description: Aristoxenus was a 4th-century BCE Greek Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist known for his influential work on musical scales, rhythm, and harmony.
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A.
Eudemus of Rhodes
Eudemus of Rhodes was an ancient Greek philosopher and historian of science, best known as a prominent Peripatetic who systematically documented the early development of mathematics and astronomy.
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B.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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C.
Hegesias of Cyrene
Hegesias of Cyrene was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school known for his extreme pessimism and advocacy of the view that happiness is unattainable, earning him the nickname "the Death-Persuader."
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D.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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E.
Hegesias of Salamis
Hegesias of Salamis was an ancient Greek orator and sophist from Cyprus, sometimes associated with early rhetorical and literary works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Peripatetic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described |
chromatic genus of the scale
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diatonic genus of the scale ⓘ enharmonic genus of the scale ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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harmonics ⓘ music theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhythmics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
ancient Greek music theory
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later Western music theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Pythagorean music theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of continuous pitch space
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empirical approach to music ⓘ theory of harmony ⓘ theory of musical scales ⓘ theory of rhythm ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aristoxenus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elements of Harmony
NERFINISHED
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Elements of Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ Harmonics NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhythmics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | using the ear as judge of musical intervals ⓘ |
| occupation |
music theorist
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philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | strictly mathematical Pythagorean tuning ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Magna Graecia
NERFINISHED
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Tarentum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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Xenophilus of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingWorks |
Harmonics (partially preserved)
NERFINISHED
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Rhythmics (fragments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | partially extant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aristoxenus Description of subject: Aristoxenus was a 4th-century BCE Greek Peripatetic philosopher and music theorist known for his influential work on musical scales, rhythm, and harmony.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harmonics (Ptolemy)