Book Lambda
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Book Lambda is a central section of Aristotle’s Metaphysics that focuses on the nature of substance, causation, and the unmoved mover as the ultimate principle of reality.
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| Book Lambda canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book Lambda Context triple: [Metaphysics (Aristotle), hasPart, Book Lambda]
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"Behind the Cloud" is a business and leadership book by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff that chronicles the company’s growth and shares strategies for building a successful cloud-based enterprise.
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Point Omega
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- 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 Lambda Target entity description: Book Lambda is a central section of Aristotle’s Metaphysics that focuses on the nature of substance, causation, and the unmoved mover as the ultimate principle of reality.
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A.
Behind the Cloud
"Behind the Cloud" is a business and leadership book by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff that chronicles the company’s growth and shares strategies for building a successful cloud-based enterprise.
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B.
Lamb’s Book of Life
Lamb’s Book of Life is a biblical term, especially in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, for God’s heavenly register listing those granted eternal salvation through Jesus Christ.
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C.
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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D.
Lamb Talk
"Lamb Talk" is a 2018 trap single by American rapper Quavo, known for its luxury-themed lyrics and distinctive ad-lib-heavy style.
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E.
The Example
The Example is a 17th-century stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, reflecting the manners and social intrigues of Caroline-era London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of Metaphysics
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philosophical text ⓘ work of Aristotle ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Book 12 of the Metaphysics
ⓘ
linked to:
Book Nu of Aristotle’s Metaphysics
Book XII of the Metaphysics ⓘ
linked to:
Book Nu of Aristotle’s Metaphysics
Metaphysics Lambda ⓘ |
| argues |
eternal motion requires an eternal cause
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highest substance is thought thinking itself ⓘ there must be a first unmoved mover ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | central section of Aristotle’s Metaphysics ⓘ |
| characterizes |
unmoved mover as eternal
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unmoved mover as final cause of motion ⓘ unmoved mover as immaterial ⓘ unmoved mover as necessary being ⓘ |
| defines | unmoved mover as purely actual ⓘ |
| discipline |
metaphysics
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
medieval Christian theology ⓘ scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
causation
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divine substance ⓘ first philosophy ⓘ substance ⓘ theology ⓘ ultimate principles of reality ⓘ unmoved mover ⓘ |
| partOf | Metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| positionInWork | twelfth book of Metaphysics ⓘ |
| treatsOf |
cosmology
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efficient cause ⓘ eternal substances ⓘ final cause ⓘ formal cause ⓘ four causes ⓘ hierarchy of beings ⓘ immaterial substances ⓘ material cause ⓘ necessity in nature ⓘ prime mover ⓘ relation between physics and metaphysics ⓘ |
| workIn |
Aristotelian metaphysics
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linked to:
Aristotelianism
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