Book Gamma
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Book Gamma is a central section of Aristotle’s Metaphysics that investigates the fundamental principles of being and the nature of first philosophy.
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| Book Gamma canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book Gamma Context triple: [Metaphysics (Aristotle), hasPart, Book Gamma]
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The Gund
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The Gamin
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Book of God
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Point Omega
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The Quigley
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- 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)
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Target entity: Book Gamma Target entity description: Book Gamma is a central section of Aristotle’s Metaphysics that investigates the fundamental principles of being and the nature of first philosophy.
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A.
The Gund
The Gund is the former name of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, a major indoor sports and entertainment arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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B.
The Gamin
The Gamin is the spirited, impoverished young woman played by Paulette Goddard who becomes Charlie Chaplin’s companion and symbol of resilience in his 1936 film "Modern Times."
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C.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
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D.
Point Omega
Point Omega is a short, meditative novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of time, war, and consciousness through the encounter between a reclusive war theorist and a young filmmaker in the desert.
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E.
The Quigley
The Quigley is a notorious water obstacle course at the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School, known for its muddy trenches, submerged passages, and physically demanding conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical work
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section of a philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Book IV of the Metaphysics
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Metaphysics Gamma ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | central book of Aristotle’s Metaphysics ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
denial of the possibility of meaningful contradiction of first principles
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priority of metaphysics over other sciences ⓘ there is a single science that studies being qua being ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
against Protagorean-style relativism
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defense of the law of non-contradiction as the firmest principle ⓘ that all sciences presuppose common axioms ⓘ that anyone who denies non-contradiction undermines meaningful discourse ⓘ |
| discusses |
common axioms of all sciences
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refutation of relativism ⓘ refutation of skepticism about first principles ⓘ relation between metaphysics and other sciences ⓘ science that studies being as being ⓘ unity of wisdom ⓘ |
| field |
first philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre | ancient philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
axioms common to all sciences
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being qua being (to on hê on) ⓘ first principles ⓘ non-contradiction ⓘ relativism ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern discussions of first principles
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later metaphysical theories of being ⓘ medieval scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkStructure | early central books of Aristotle’s Metaphysics ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
being qua being
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law of non-contradiction ⓘ logical principles underlying metaphysics ⓘ nature of first philosophy ⓘ principles of being ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on Aristotle’s Metaphysics
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history of philosophy courses ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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