De Ira
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De Ira is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that examines the nature, causes, and control of anger from a Stoic perspective.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Ira Context triple: [Seneca the Younger, notableWork, De Ira]
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Medo
Medo is a common affectionate nickname often used for people named Ahmed, particularly in Arabic-speaking communities.
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Warji
Warji is a Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria by the Warji people.
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Hawrami
Hawrami is a dialect of the Gorani branch of Kurdish, spoken primarily in the Hawraman region of western Iran and northeastern Iraq.
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Tabasaran
Tabasaran is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken primarily by the Tabasaran people in southern Dagestan, Russia.
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Shabara
Shabara was an early Indian philosopher and commentator best known for his influential exegesis on the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Ira Target entity description: De Ira is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that examines the nature, causes, and control of anger from a Stoic perspective.
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A.
Medo
Medo is a common affectionate nickname often used for people named Ahmed, particularly in Arabic-speaking communities.
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B.
Warji
Warji is a Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria by the Warji people.
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C.
Hawrami
Hawrami is a dialect of the Gorani branch of Kurdish, spoken primarily in the Hawraman region of western Iran and northeastern Iraq.
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D.
Tabasaran
Tabasaran is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken primarily by the Tabasaran people in southern Dagestan, Russia.
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E.
Shabara
Shabara was an early Indian philosopher and commentator best known for his influential exegesis on the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic work
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moral essay ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| addressesTo | Novatus ⓘ |
| approximateDate | mid-1st century AD ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
a wise person does not feel anger
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anger is contrary to reason ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in late antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| discipline |
ethics
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | On Anger ⓘ |
| ethicalPosition |
anger is a destructive passion
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anger should be eliminated, not moderated ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
causes of anger
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consequences of anger ⓘ control of anger ⓘ nature of anger ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance moral philosophy
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early modern discussions of the passions ⓘ later Christian moral thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chrysippus
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linked to:
Chrysippus of Soli
Cicero ⓘ earlier Stoic thinkers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | De Ira ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
dialogic treatise
ⓘ
didactic prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anger
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emotional control ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Roman elite ⓘ |
| period | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
passions
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reason ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| proposes |
methods for moderating emotional responses
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practical techniques for preventing anger ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De Clementia
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De Tranquillitate Animi ⓘ Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| workOf |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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linked to:
Seneca the Younger
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Subject: De Ira Description of subject: De Ira is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that examines the nature, causes, and control of anger from a Stoic perspective.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: De Ira
linked to: De Ira