Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii
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Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii is a scholarly commentary by Pierre Gassendi on the tenth book of Diogenes Laertius, focusing on the life and philosophy of Epicurus and contributing to early modern Epicurean revival.
All labels observed (1)
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| Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii Context triple: [Pierre Gassendi, notableWork, Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii]
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Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laertius’ *Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers* is an early third-century biographical and doxographical compendium that preserves many of the principal anecdotes, teachings, and fragments of ancient Greek philosophers.
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Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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Philostratus’ Imagines
Philostratus’ *Imagines* is a collection of ekphrastic descriptions of paintings, blending art criticism and imaginative storytelling in the form of rhetorical essays from the Second Sophistic period.
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D.
Deipnosophistae
Deipnosophistae is an ancient Greek work by Athenaeus that presents a wide-ranging compilation of literary, historical, and gastronomic knowledge in the form of learned banqueting conversations.
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E.
Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
- 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: Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii Target entity description: Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii is a scholarly commentary by Pierre Gassendi on the tenth book of Diogenes Laertius, focusing on the life and philosophy of Epicurus and contributing to early modern Epicurean revival.
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A.
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laertius’ *Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers* is an early third-century biographical and doxographical compendium that preserves many of the principal anecdotes, teachings, and fragments of ancient Greek philosophers.
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B.
Moralia
Moralia is a collection of essays and treatises by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch, covering ethics, religion, politics, and philosophy.
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C.
Philostratus’ Imagines
Philostratus’ *Imagines* is a collection of ekphrastic descriptions of paintings, blending art criticism and imaginative storytelling in the form of rhetorical essays from the Second Sophistic period.
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D.
Deipnosophistae
Deipnosophistae is an ancient Greek work by Athenaeus that presents a wide-ranging compilation of literary, historical, and gastronomic knowledge in the form of learned banqueting conversations.
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E.
Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philological work
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philosophical commentary ⓘ scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| about |
Epicureanism
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Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ ancient biography ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Gassendi ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early modern Epicurean revival ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
life of Epicurus
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linked to:
Book 10 on Epicurus
philosophy of Epicurus ⓘ tenth book of Diogenes Laertius ⓘ
linked to:
Book 10 on Epicurus
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| genre |
commentary
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historical-philosophical study ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
learned humanists
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scholars of ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Diogenes Laertius
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Epicurus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Epicurean tradition
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linked to:
Epicureanism
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| relatedTo | reception of Epicurus in early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| usesAsSource | Diogenes Laertius, Book X ⓘ |
| workOf | Pierre Gassendi ⓘ |
| workType |
critical notes
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exegetical commentary ⓘ |
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