Epicurean physics
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Epicurean physics is the ancient Greek natural philosophy developed by Epicurus that explains the world through the motion and interaction of indivisible atoms in a void, emphasizing chance and the absence of divine intervention.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epicurean physics Context triple: [the swerve of atoms (clinamen), relatedConcept, Epicurean physics]
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Physics of the Stoics
Physics of the Stoics is a scholarly work by historian of science Shmuel Sambursky that analyzes and interprets the physical theories and natural philosophy of the ancient Stoic school.
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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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Physiologia Stoicorum
Physiologia Stoicorum is a late 16th-century scholarly treatise by Justus Lipsius that systematically reconstructs and interprets ancient Stoic philosophy, especially its physics and theology, for early modern readers.
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De vita et moribus Epicuri
De vita et moribus Epicuri is a biographical and philosophical study in which Pierre Gassendi reconstructs and defends the life and teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus.
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Commentary on Aristotle's Physics
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics is an influential late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia analyzes and explains Aristotle’s treatise on nature, motion, and the principles of the physical world.
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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: Epicurean physics Target entity description: Epicurean physics is the ancient Greek natural philosophy developed by Epicurus that explains the world through the motion and interaction of indivisible atoms in a void, emphasizing chance and the absence of divine intervention.
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A.
Physics of the Stoics
Physics of the Stoics is a scholarly work by historian of science Shmuel Sambursky that analyzes and interprets the physical theories and natural philosophy of the ancient Stoic school.
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B.
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature
The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature is Karl Marx’s 1841 doctoral dissertation, in which he critically compares the ancient atomist theories of Democritus and Epicurus to explore questions of materialism, freedom, and nature.
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C.
Physiologia Stoicorum
Physiologia Stoicorum is a late 16th-century scholarly treatise by Justus Lipsius that systematically reconstructs and interprets ancient Stoic philosophy, especially its physics and theology, for early modern readers.
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D.
De vita et moribus Epicuri
De vita et moribus Epicuri is a biographical and philosophical study in which Pierre Gassendi reconstructs and defends the life and teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus.
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E.
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics
Commentary on Aristotle's Physics is an influential late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia analyzes and explains Aristotle’s treatise on nature, motion, and the principles of the physical world.
- F. None of above. chosen
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