De veritate
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De veritate is a scholastic theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically explores the nature of truth, knowledge, and divine understanding through a series of disputed questions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De veritate canonical | 2 |
| De Veritate | 1 |
| On Truth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T736981 — 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: De veritate Context triple: [St. Thomas Aquinas, notableWork, De veritate]
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A.
Vérité
Vérité is a socially engaged novel by Émile Zola that denounces anti-Semitism and religious intolerance in France, inspired by the Dreyfus Affair.
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B.
The Truth
The Truth is the famous nickname of former NBA star Paul Pierce, a Hall of Fame small forward best known for his long tenure and championship with the Boston Celtics.
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C.
Higher Truth
"Higher Truth" is a 2015 acoustic-driven solo album by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, showcasing his introspective songwriting and powerful vocal range.
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Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts
"Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts" is the official motto of Brandeis University, expressing a commitment to the rigorous pursuit of truth in all its depth and complexity.
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E.
De fide
De fide is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the Nicene Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- 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: De veritate Target entity description: De veritate is a scholastic theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically explores the nature of truth, knowledge, and divine understanding through a series of disputed questions.
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A.
Vérité
Vérité is a socially engaged novel by Émile Zola that denounces anti-Semitism and religious intolerance in France, inspired by the Dreyfus Affair.
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B.
The Truth
The Truth is the famous nickname of former NBA star Paul Pierce, a Hall of Fame small forward best known for his long tenure and championship with the Boston Celtics.
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C.
Higher Truth
"Higher Truth" is a 2015 acoustic-driven solo album by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, showcasing his introspective songwriting and powerful vocal range.
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D.
Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts
"Truth, Even Unto Its Innermost Parts" is the official motto of Brandeis University, expressing a commitment to the rigorous pursuit of truth in all its depth and complexity.
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E.
De fide
De fide is a theological treatise by Ambrose of Milan that systematically defends and explains the Nicene Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Latin treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ scholastic work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
divine omniscience
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error and falsity ⓘ relation between faith and reason ⓘ truth in speech ⓘ truth in the intellect ⓘ truth in things ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
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| author |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| concerns |
correspondence between intellect and reality
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divine knowledge ⓘ human knowledge ⓘ nature of truth ⓘ relation between intellect and truth ⓘ veracity of propositions ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalConcept |
adequation of intellect and thing
ⓘ
created truth in creatures ⓘ divine ideas ⓘ eternal truth in God ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic doctrinal theology
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later Thomistic theology ⓘ medieval epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | quaestiones disputatae ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine understanding
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epistemology ⓘ knowledge ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ theology ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Aquinas's early disputed questions ⓘ |
| period | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Neo-scholasticism
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surface form:
Thomism
|
| philosophicalTradition |
Scholastic theology
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surface form:
Scholasticism
|
| relatedWork |
Summa contra Gentiles
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Summa Theologiae ⓘ
surface form:
Summa theologiae
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of disputed questions ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of theology
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medieval philosophy ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| title | De veritate self-link ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
De veritate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
On Truth
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| writtenBy | Dominican friar ⓘ |
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Subject: De veritate Description of subject: De veritate is a scholastic theological and philosophical work by Thomas Aquinas that systematically explores the nature of truth, knowledge, and divine understanding through a series of disputed questions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De Veritate
this entity surface form:
On Truth