The Great World System
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The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great World System canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5750103 — 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: The Great World System Context triple: [Leucippus, workAttributed, The Great World System]
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A.
System of the World
System of the World is the third book of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the cosmos.
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B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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C.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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D.
The Development of Peoples
The Development of Peoples is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that addresses global social justice, economic development, and the ethical responsibilities of wealthier nations toward poorer ones.
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E.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a conceptual artwork by British artist Jeremy Deller that maps and explores the cultural and political connections between brass band music and acid house in late 20th-century Britain.
- 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: The Great World System Target entity description: The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
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A.
System of the World
System of the World is the third book of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the cosmos.
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B.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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C.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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D.
The Development of Peoples
The Development of Peoples is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that addresses global social justice, economic development, and the ethical responsibilities of wealthier nations toward poorer ones.
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E.
The History of the World
The History of the World is a conceptual artwork by British artist Jeremy Deller that maps and explores the cultural and political connections between brass band music and acid house in late 20th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient text
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atomist work ⓘ cosmological work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Democritus ⓘ |
| author | Leucippus ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView |
materialist cosmology
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plurality of worlds ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ionian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| describes |
atoms and void
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cosmic order arising from atomic motion ⓘ formation of worlds ⓘ |
| influenced | later atomist doctrines ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
doxographical reports
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later testimonies ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
atomism
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cosmology ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Pre-Socratic philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Presocratic philosophers
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| philosophicalTheme |
change and motion
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necessity and chance in the cosmos ⓘ reduction of phenomena to atomic interactions ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek atomism ⓘ |
| region |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Leucippus ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost work ⓘ |
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Subject: The Great World System Description of subject: The Great World System is an ancient philosophical treatise traditionally attributed to the pre-Socratic thinker Leucippus, outlining an early atomistic and cosmological theory of the universe.
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