Platonic dialogue

C1211
concept

A Platonic dialogue is a philosophical text, typically featuring Socrates, in which ideas are explored through question-and-answer conversations that probe definitions, assumptions, and the nature of knowledge and virtue.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
philosophical dialogue 46
Socratic dialogue 34
Platonic dialogue canonical 31

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Platonic dialogue
Generated description
A Platonic dialogue is a philosophical text, typically featuring Socrates, in which ideas are explored through question-and-answer conversations that probe definitions, assumptions, and the nature of knowledge and virtue.

Instances (120)

Instance Via concept surface
Hipparchus Socratic dialogue
Plato's "Phaedrus"
surface form: Phaedrus
philosophical dialogue
Λάχης σωκρατικός διάλογος
Islam and the Future of Tolerance dialogue
Plato’s dialogue Critias
surface form: Critias (dialogue)
philosophical dialogue
Hippias’ Trojan Dialogue dialogue
Memorabilia Socratic dialogue
Oeconomicus Socratic dialogue
Σοφιστής πλατωνικός διάλογος
Plato's Laws philosophical dialogue
Republic Book 10 book of philosophical dialogue
Cicero's "De Divinatione"
surface form: De Divinatione
philosophical dialogue
Γοργίας σωκρατικός διάλογος
Φαίδων πλατωνικός διάλογος
Apology of Socrates —
Poimandres philosophical dialogue
Don Juan in Hell philosophical dialogue
The Debate Between a Man and His Soul dialogue
On the Soul and the Resurrection philosophical dialogue
Dialogue with a Friend dialogue