Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn
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Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that seeks to reconcile and harmonize the views of the two great ancient philosophers, typically understood as Plato and Aristotle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn canonical | 1 |
| كتاب الجمع بين رأيي الحكيمين | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718540 — 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: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn Context triple: [Al-Farabi, majorWork, Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn]
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A.
Kitab al-Saydalah
Kitab al-Saydalah is a seminal medieval Islamic pharmacological treatise that systematically catalogues drugs, their properties, and their medical uses.
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B.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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C.
Kitab al-Farq
Kitab al-Farq is an Islamic scholarly treatise by Usman dan Fodio that addresses religious reform, proper Islamic practice, and the distinction between true faith and un-Islamic innovations in West African Muslim societies.
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D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
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E.
Dua Libro
"Dua Libro" is the second major book in the early Esperanto literature corpus, continuing the development and promotion of the Esperanto language after "Unua Libro."
- 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: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn Target entity description: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that seeks to reconcile and harmonize the views of the two great ancient philosophers, typically understood as Plato and Aristotle.
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A.
Kitab al-Saydalah
Kitab al-Saydalah is a seminal medieval Islamic pharmacological treatise that systematically catalogues drugs, their properties, and their medical uses.
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B.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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C.
Kitab al-Farq
Kitab al-Farq is an Islamic scholarly treatise by Usman dan Fodio that addresses religious reform, proper Islamic practice, and the distinction between true faith and un-Islamic innovations in West African Muslim societies.
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D.
Al-Risala
Al-Risala is a foundational Islamic legal treatise by Imam al-Shafi'i that systematically outlines the principles and methodology of Sunni jurisprudence (usul al-fiqh).
-
E.
Dua Libro
"Dua Libro" is the second major book in the early Esperanto literature corpus, continuing the development and promotion of the Esperanto language after "Unua Libro."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic philosophical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aim | reconciliation of Plato and Aristotle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Harmonization of the Opinions of the Two Sages ⓘ |
| associatedWith | falsafa ⓘ |
| author | Al-Farabi ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
compatibility of Plato and Aristotle
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harmony of philosophical doctrines ⓘ |
| concerns |
emanationist cosmology
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hierarchy of beings ⓘ relationship between religion and philosophy ⓘ |
| discusses |
cosmology
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intellect ⓘ soul ⓘ the nature of the First Cause ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
commentary
ⓘ
comparative philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Islamic philosophers
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tradition of harmonization (al-jamʿ) of philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Greek philosophy ⓘ Plato ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| method |
philosophical analysis
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systematic comparison of doctrines ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Al-Farabi ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | Neoplatonic Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
Plato and Aristotle are fundamentally in agreement
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linked to:
Plato
|
| philosophicalTradition | Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| titleInArabicScript |
كتاب الجمع بين رأيي الحكيمين
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linked to:
Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn
|
| twoSagesIdentifiedAs |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ |
| usedIn |
study of medieval Islamic philosophy
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study of reception of Greek philosophy in Islam ⓘ |
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Subject: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn Description of subject: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that seeks to reconcile and harmonize the views of the two great ancient philosophers, typically understood as Plato and Aristotle.
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Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn
linked to: Kitab al-Jam bayn Ra’yay al-Hakimayn