On Free Choice of the Will

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philosophical treatise theological treatise

On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
De Libertate Arbitrii	2
De libero arbitrio	2
On Free Choice of the Will canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T739125 — 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.

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Target entity: On Free Choice of the Will
Context triple: [St. Augustine, notableWork, On Free Choice of the Will]

A. The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
B. The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
C. Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
D. The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
E. Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: On Free Choice of the Will
Target entity description: On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.

A. The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
B. The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
C. Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
D. The Elements of Morality
The Elements of Morality is a 19th-century philosophical treatise by William Whewell that systematically explores ethical theory, moral duties, and the foundations of human conduct.
E. Lectures on Moral Philosophy
Lectures on Moral Philosophy is a collection of influential 18th-century ethical and philosophical teachings by Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and educator John Witherspoon, reflecting his role in shaping early American moral and political thought.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	philosophical treatise ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
addressesQuestion	how evil can exist under an omnipotent and just God ⓘ the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human freedom ⓘ the source of moral evil ⓘ whether humans have free will ⓘ
author	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
canonicalStatusInAuthor	major early work of Augustine ⓘ
circulation	medieval Latin Christendom ⓘ
dateWritten	early 5th century ⓘ late 4th century ⓘ
genre	dialogue ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalTheme	compatibility of divine foreknowledge and human freedom ⓘ moral law ⓘ nature of the will ⓘ rationality and virtue ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	grace and human cooperation ⓘ justice of God ⓘ original sin ⓘ
influenced	Scholasticism ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ surface form: Thomas Aquinas later Western theories of free will ⓘ medieval Christian philosophy ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	philosophical dialogue ⓘ theological dialogue ⓘ
mainTopic	divine justice ⓘ free will ⓘ grace ⓘ human freedom ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ sin ⓘ theodicy ⓘ
originalTitle	On Free Choice of the Will self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: De libero arbitrio
period	Late Antiquity ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Christian philosophy ⓘ Latin patristic philosophy ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Roman North Africa ⓘ
positionHeld	God is not the author of moral evil ⓘ evil is a privation of good ⓘ human beings are responsible for their sins ⓘ moral evil originates in the misuse of free will ⓘ
studiedIn	Christian theology ⓘ ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ
workOfAuthor	Augustine of Hippo ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

St. Augustine → notableWork → On Free Choice of the Will ⓘ

Lorenzo Valla → notableWork → On Free Choice of the Will ⓘ

this entity surface form: De libero arbitrio

Anselm of Canterbury → notableWork → On Free Choice of the Will ⓘ

this entity surface form: De Libertate Arbitrii

On Free Choice of the Will → originalTitle → On Free Choice of the Will self-linksurface differs ⓘ