De voluptate
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De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
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| De voluptate canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De voluptate Context triple: [Lorenzo Valla, notableWork, De voluptate]
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The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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Il piacere
Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
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Cum negotium
Cum negotium is a papal bull promulgated by Pope Innocent IV in the mid-13th century, reflecting his legalistic and administrative approach to church governance.
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Il Filocolo
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- 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: De voluptate Target entity description: De voluptate is a 15th-century philosophical dialogue by Lorenzo Valla that critiques medieval scholasticism and defends an Epicurean-influenced view of pleasure as central to the good life.
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A.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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B.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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C.
Il piacere
Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
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D.
Cum negotium
Cum negotium is a papal bull promulgated by Pope Innocent IV in the mid-13th century, reflecting his legalistic and administrative approach to church governance.
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E.
Il Filocolo
Il Filocolo is an early prose romance by Giovanni Boccaccio that reworks the medieval tale of Florio and Biancifiore and marks a significant step in the development of Italian narrative fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance Latin work
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1430s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian humanism
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Italian Renaissance humanism ⓘ
linked to:
Renaissance humanism
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| author |
Lorenzo Valla
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Lorenzo Valla ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript in the 15th century ⓘ |
| criticizes |
ascetic ideals
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medieval scholastic ethics ⓘ scholastic theology ⓘ |
| defends |
a this-worldly conception of happiness
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pleasure as central to the good life ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | critical editions published in the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslation | translated into several modern European languages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early humanist challenge to scholastic moral theology
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important text in the recovery of classical ethical thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cicero
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Epicureanism ⓘ classical Latin rhetoric ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
summum bonum (highest good)
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virtus (virtue) ⓘ voluptas (pleasure) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Ethics—Early works to 1800
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Pleasure—Religious aspects—Christianity—Early works to 1800 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Ciceronian dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme | pleasure and the good life ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
Epicurean-influenced ethics
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critique of medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
ethics
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human happiness ⓘ moral theology ⓘ nature of pleasure ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Italy ⓘ |
| portrays | dialogue among humanist interlocutors ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lorenzo Valla’s De libero arbitrio
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Lorenzo Valla’s Repastinatio dialecticae et philosophiae ⓘ |
| revisedAs | De vero bono ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue in three books ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on Christian Epicureanism
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modern scholarly studies on Renaissance ethics ⓘ |
| title | De voluptate ⓘ |
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