Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion
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Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is a philosophical work by Nicolas Malebranche that presents his views on metaphysics, theology, and occasionalism through a series of conversational exchanges.
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| Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion Context triple: [Nicolas Malebranche, notableWork, Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion]
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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B.
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that presents his arguments for immaterialism and critiques of skepticism through a conversational dialogue format.
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C.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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D.
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a biographical work by Diogenes Laërtius that compiles the lives, doctrines, and anecdotes of ancient Greek philosophers.
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E.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
- 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: Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion Target entity description: Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is a philosophical work by Nicolas Malebranche that presents his views on metaphysics, theology, and occasionalism through a series of conversational exchanges.
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A.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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B.
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that presents his arguments for immaterialism and critiques of skepticism through a conversational dialogue format.
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C.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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D.
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is a biographical work by Diogenes Laërtius that compiles the lives, doctrines, and anecdotes of ancient Greek philosophers.
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E.
Principles of Philosophy
Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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dialogue ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reconcile reason and faith ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Catholic philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Nicolas Malebranche ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
causation
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divine providence ⓘ human freedom ⓘ nature of God ⓘ nature of ideas ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ relationship between God and creation ⓘ vision in God ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of human knowledge of God
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metaphysical foundations of religion ⓘ relation between faith and reason ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Catholic priest ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dialogues on metaphysics
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dialogues on religion ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Christian theism ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
dependence of creatures on God
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divine goodness ⓘ divine omnipotence ⓘ divine wisdom ⓘ nature of causality ⓘ rational theology ⓘ role of grace ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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René Descartes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
metaphysics
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occasionalism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalEra | 17th century philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDefended |
occasionalism
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vision in God theory of ideas ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Cartesianism
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Occasionalism ⓘ |
| presentsViewOf | Nicolas Malebranche ⓘ |
| usesForm | conversational exchanges ⓘ |
| workOf | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
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