De miseria conditionis humanae
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De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De miseria conditionis humanae canonical | 3 |
| De miseria humanae conditionis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766205 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De miseria conditionis humanae Context triple: [Pope Innocent III, authorOf, De miseria conditionis humanae]
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A.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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D.
Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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E.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
- 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: De miseria conditionis humanae Target entity description: De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
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A.
Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature
"Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" is a philosophical essay by David Hume examining whether human nature is fundamentally noble or base.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition is a 2020 studio album by American rock band Black Stone Cherry that blends hard rock and Southern influences with introspective, socially aware lyrics.
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D.
Summa contra Gentiles
Summa contra Gentiles is a major theological and philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically defends Christian doctrine through rational argument, especially in dialogue with non-Christian thinkers.
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E.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian moral treatise
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medieval Latin treatise ⓘ |
| audience |
clergy
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lay Christians ⓘ |
| author | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Pope ⓘ |
| authorPapalName |
Innocent III
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linked to:
Pope Innocent III
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| authorPapalNumber | Pope Innocent III ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Papal States ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inevitability of death
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judgment after death ⓘ need for divine grace ⓘ |
| genre |
ascetic literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of bodily corruption
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discussion of spiritual misery ⓘ exhortation to penance ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of papal authorship in Latin prose
ⓘ
important work of medieval spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian theology
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Bible ⓘ patristic literature ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | contemptus mundi literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
contempt for the world
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frailty of human life ⓘ preparation for death ⓘ sinfulness of humanity ⓘ transience of human life ⓘ |
| purpose |
moral instruction
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spiritual edification ⓘ warning against attachment to the world ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian repentance
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human mortality ⓘ human sin ⓘ human suffering ⓘ memento mori ⓘ vanity of worldly goods ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| viewOfHumanNature | fallen ⓘ |
| viewOfWorld | pessimistic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Lotario dei Conti di Segni ⓘ |
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Subject: De miseria conditionis humanae Description of subject: De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
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linked to: De miseria conditionis humanae