De Interpretatione
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De Interpretatione is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on language, meaning, and logical propositions, particularly known for its discussion of affirmation, negation, and the problem of future contingents.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Interpretatione canonical | 6 |
| Aristotle’s De interpretatione | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Interpretatione Context triple: [On Interpretation, latinTitle, De Interpretatione]
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De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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Posterior Analytics
Posterior Analytics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on scientific knowledge, demonstration, and the nature of explanation.
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Middle Commentaries on Aristotle
Middle Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential philosophical and explanatory works by Averroes that provide systematic, intermediate-level interpretations of Aristotle’s major texts for students and scholars in the medieval Islamic and later Latin traditions.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Interpretatione Target entity description: De Interpretatione is Aristotle’s foundational treatise on language, meaning, and logical propositions, particularly known for its discussion of affirmation, negation, and the problem of future contingents.
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A.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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B.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
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C.
Commentary on the Sentences
Commentary on the Sentences is a major early theological work by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of his extensive exposition and analysis of Peter Lombard’s foundational medieval theology textbook, the Sentences.
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D.
Posterior Analytics
Posterior Analytics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on scientific knowledge, demonstration, and the nature of explanation.
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E.
Middle Commentaries on Aristotle
Middle Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential philosophical and explanatory works by Averroes that provide systematic, intermediate-level interpretations of Aristotle’s major texts for students and scholars in the medieval Islamic and later Latin traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logical work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work by Aristotle ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | On Interpretation ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| discusses |
contradictory pairs of propositions
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modal terms like necessity and possibility ⓘ name and verb ⓘ sea-battle example ⓘ simple and complex statements ⓘ structure of propositions ⓘ universal and particular propositions ⓘ |
| followsInOrganon | Categories ⓘ |
| greekTitle | Περὶ Ἑρμηνείας ⓘ |
| hasSection |
chapter on affirmation and negation
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chapter on future contingents ⓘ chapter on modal propositions ⓘ chapter on names and verbs ⓘ chapter on universals and particulars ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin medieval semantic theories
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medieval logic ⓘ modal logic ⓘ modern philosophy of language ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ theology of divine foreknowledge ⓘ theories of logical opposition ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
contingency
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contradiction ⓘ necessity ⓘ possibility ⓘ signification ⓘ truth-value ⓘ |
| latinTitle | De Interpretatione ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
affirmation and negation
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future contingents ⓘ language ⓘ logical opposition ⓘ meaning ⓘ modal propositions ⓘ propositions ⓘ semantic theory ⓘ truth and falsity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Organon ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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linked to:
Greek philosophy
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| precedesInOrganon | Prior Analytics ⓘ |
| title | De Interpretatione ⓘ |
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linked to: De Interpretatione