De Casu Diaboli
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De Casu Diaboli is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that explores the nature of the devil’s fall, free will, and the origin of evil.
All labels observed (1)
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| De Casu Diaboli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1807992 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Casu Diaboli Context triple: [Anselm of Canterbury, notableWork, De Casu Diaboli]
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A.
De Ira Dei
De Ira Dei is a Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that defends and explains the concept of God's wrath against human sin and injustice.
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B.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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C.
Remembering Satan
"Remembering Satan" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that investigates a notorious case of alleged recovered memories and satanic ritual abuse in the United States.
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
- 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 Casu Diaboli Target entity description: De Casu Diaboli is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that explores the nature of the devil’s fall, free will, and the origin of evil.
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A.
De Ira Dei
De Ira Dei is a Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that defends and explains the concept of God's wrath against human sin and injustice.
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B.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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C.
Remembering Satan
"Remembering Satan" is a nonfiction book by journalist Lawrence Wright that investigates a notorious case of alleged recovered memories and satanic ritual abuse in the United States.
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D.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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E.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin text
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philosophical work ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1085 ⓘ |
| author | Anselm of Canterbury ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| discusses |
angelic will
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compatibility of free will and divine foreknowledge ⓘ hierarchy of goods ⓘ justice of God in permitting evil ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ nature of the devil ⓘ privation theory of evil ⓘ |
| explores |
difference between willing justice and willing advantage
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possibility of perseverance in good ⓘ relation between will and happiness ⓘ why a rational creature sins ⓘ |
| genre | Scholastic theology ⓘ |
| hasForm | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| influenced |
later medieval discussions of free will
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medieval angelology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine justice
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free will ⓘ grace ⓘ origin of evil ⓘ predestination ⓘ sin ⓘ the fall of the devil ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
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| partOfCorpus | Anselmian corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | rational analysis of theological questions ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Scholasticism ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Canterbury ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cur Deus Homo
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De Libertate Arbitrii ⓘ
linked to:
On Free Choice of the Will
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| religiousTradition |
Catholic theology
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Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
medieval philosophy
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philosophy of religion ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
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