De vita libri tres
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De vita libri tres is a 15th-century philosophical and medical treatise by Marsilio Ficino that explores the care of the scholar’s body and soul through astrology, humoral theory, and Neoplatonic thought.
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| De vita libri tres canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De vita libri tres Context triple: [Marsilio Ficino, notableWork, De vita libri tres]
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A.
De remediis utriusque fortunae
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a 14th-century moral-philosophical dialogue by Francesco Petrarca that offers guidance on coping wisely with both good and bad fortune.
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B.
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta is a seminal 14th-century Italian lyric poetry collection by Petrarch that helped shape the development of Renaissance humanism and the European sonnet tradition.
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C.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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D.
De viris illustribus
De viris illustribus is a late 4th-century biographical work by Jerome that catalogs and briefly describes notable Christian authors and their writings.
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E.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
- 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 vita libri tres Target entity description: De vita libri tres is a 15th-century philosophical and medical treatise by Marsilio Ficino that explores the care of the scholar’s body and soul through astrology, humoral theory, and Neoplatonic thought.
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A.
De remediis utriusque fortunae
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a 14th-century moral-philosophical dialogue by Francesco Petrarca that offers guidance on coping wisely with both good and bad fortune.
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B.
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta
Rerum vulgarium fragmenta is a seminal 14th-century Italian lyric poetry collection by Petrarch that helped shape the development of Renaissance humanism and the European sonnet tradition.
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C.
Deus sive Natura
Deus sive Natura is Baruch Spinoza’s philosophical conception of God as identical with the single, all-encompassing substance of nature and reality.
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D.
De viris illustribus
De viris illustribus is a late 4th-century biographical work by Jerome that catalogs and briefly describes notable Christian authors and their writings.
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E.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance work
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medical treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo | prescribe regimen for scholars and intellectuals ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Florentine Platonic Academy
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linked to:
Platonic Academy of Florence
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| author |
Ficino, Marsilio
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linked to:
Marsilio Ficino
Marsilio Ficino ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
harmonizing body and soul
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preservation of health ⓘ prolongation of life ⓘ |
| genre |
astrological medicine
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medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De vita coelitus comparanda
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De vita longa ⓘ De vita sana ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Italian Renaissance
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linked to:
Renaissance
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| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
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Hermetic tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Hermeticism
Platonic philosophy ⓘ astrological doctrines ⓘ humoral theory ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Neoplatonic philosophy
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astrology ⓘ care of the scholar’s body and soul ⓘ humoral theory ⓘ |
| movement |
Neoplatonism
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Renaissance Platonism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining practical regimen with metaphysical doctrine
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integration of astrology with medicine ⓘ theory of scholarly melancholy ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian Neoplatonism
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linked to:
Christian Platonism
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| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
history of medicine
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history of philosophy ⓘ |
| title | De vita libri tres ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
astrological talismans
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melancholy ⓘ planetary influences ⓘ temperaments ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
philosopher
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physician ⓘ priest ⓘ |
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