On the World
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"On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2542641 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the World Context triple: [Panaetius of Rhodes, notableWork, On the World]
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In the World
"In the World" is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that continues the semi-autobiographical story of a young boy’s harsh upbringing and moral awakening in late 19th-century Russia.
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The World at One
The World at One is a long-running BBC Radio 4 lunchtime news and current affairs programme known for in-depth political analysis and high-profile interviews.
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C.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- 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: On the World Target entity description: "On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.
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A.
In the World
"In the World" is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that continues the semi-autobiographical story of a young boy’s harsh upbringing and moral awakening in late 19th-century Russia.
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B.
The World at One
The World at One is a long-running BBC Radio 4 lunchtime news and current affairs programme known for in-depth political analysis and high-profile interviews.
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C.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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D.
The World Inside
The World Inside is a 1971 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores a densely populated future Earth where humanity lives in vast urban towers and embraces extreme social and sexual freedom.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical work
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lost work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| author | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical prose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chrysippus of Soli
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earlier Stoic cosmology ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| likelyContained |
Stoic account of the world as an ordered whole
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Stoic view of nature as rational and providential ⓘ discussion of divine reason (logos) in the cosmos ⓘ discussion of the world-soul or divine fire ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Stoic physics
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cosmology ⓘ nature of the cosmos ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Stoicism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Middle Stoa ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline | natural philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On Providence (Panaetius, lost) ⓘ |
| survivingForm | fragments and testimonia only ⓘ |
| titleType | conventional modern title ⓘ |
| workAttributedTo | Panaetius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: On the World Description of subject: "On the World" is a lost philosophical treatise by the Stoic thinker Panaetius of Rhodes that likely explored the nature and structure of the cosmos within a Stoic framework.
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