Commentaries on Aristotle
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Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentaries on Aristotle canonical | 5 |
| Commentary on On Generation and Corruption | 1 |
| Commentary on the Categories | 1 |
| Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics | 1 |
| Long Commentaries on Aristotle | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentaries on Aristotle Context triple: [St. Thomas Aquinas, notableWork, Commentaries on Aristotle]
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A.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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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.
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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Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
- 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: Commentaries on Aristotle Target entity description: Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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A.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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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.
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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E.
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences
Book VI: On the Logic of the Moral Sciences is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s *A System of Logic* that develops his influential account of the methods and philosophical foundations of the social and moral sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval commentary
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philosophical work collection ⓘ theological work collection ⓘ |
| aim | to interpret Aristotle in light of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| contains |
arguments for the compatibility of faith and reason
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philosophical analysis ⓘ terminological clarifications ⓘ theological interpretation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Sicily
ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ |
| date | 13th century ⓘ |
| field |
ethics
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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scholasticism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
On the Soul
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surface form:
Commentary on De Anima
Commentaries on Aristotle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commentary on On Generation and Corruption
Commentary on On Interpretation ⓘ Commentary on On the Heavens ⓘ Commentaries on Aristotle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commentary on the Categories
Commentary on the Metaphysics ⓘ Commentary on the Meteorology ⓘ Commentaries on Aristotle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics
Commentary on the Physics ⓘ Commentary on the Politics ⓘ Commentary on the Posterior Analytics ⓘ Commentary on the Prior Analytics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic theology
ⓘ
Aristotelianism ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance Aristotelianism
early modern philosophy ⓘ late medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Christian theology ⓘ Latin patristic tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Aristotle ⓘ |
| method |
line-by-line exegesis of Aristotle
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question-and-answer scholastic format ⓘ |
| movement |
Scholasticism
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Thomism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on the Thomistic synthesis
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systematic integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| usedAs | teaching texts ⓘ |
| usedIn | medieval universities ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Long Commentaries on Aristotle
this entity surface form:
Commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics
this entity surface form:
Commentary on the Categories
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Commentary on On Generation and Corruption