Glaucon
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Ancient Greek philosopher
Athenian aristocrat
Historical person
Interlocutor of Socrates
Platonic dialogue character
Glaucon is a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, known for challenging Socrates on the nature of justice and the value of living a just life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glaucon canonical | 13 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek philosopher
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Athenian aristocrat ⓘ Historical person ⓘ Interlocutor of Socrates ⓘ Platonic dialogue character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Plato's dialogue "Parmenides"
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surface form:
Plato's Parmenides
Plato's Republic ⓘ Plato's Symposium ⓘ |
| asksQuestion |
Whether justice is good in itself or only for its rewards
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Whether people are just only because of consequences and reputation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Classical Athens
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Platonism ⓘ Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| brotherOf | Plato ⓘ |
| challenges | Socrates ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
human motivation
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justice ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ the just life versus the unjust life ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | deme of Collytus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Challenging Socrates on the nature of justice
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Defending the case for injustice in order to test Socrates ⓘ Presenting the Ring of Gyges story ⓘ Questioning whether justice is valued for its own sake ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Plato's Republic
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surface form:
Book II of Plato's Republic
Plato's Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Book IV of Plato's Republic
Plato's Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Book X of Plato's Republic
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| narrativeFunction |
Devil's advocate for injustice
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Stimulus for Socrates' defense of justice ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionTested |
ethical egoism
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psychological egoism ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
ambitious
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intellectually curious ⓘ spirited ⓘ young ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ring of Gyges
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ideal city (kallipolis) ⓘ tripartite soul (via Republic discussion) ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Ariston of Athens ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Prominent interlocutor in Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Adeimantus
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surface form:
Adeimantus of Collytus
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| sourceOfInformation |
Dialogues of Plato
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surface form:
Platonic dialogues
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| teacherStudentRelation | Student and follower of Socrates (as depicted by Plato) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.