Eleatic Stranger
E191687
The Eleatic Stranger is a philosophical figure in Plato’s later dialogues who leads rigorous inquiries into the nature of being, non-being, and statesmanship through dialectical method.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleatic Stranger canonical | 3 |
| the Eleatic Stranger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685722 — 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: Eleatic Stranger Context triple: [Statesman, featuresCharacter, Eleatic Stranger]
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A.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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B.
Strange Pilgrims
Strange Pilgrims is a collection of twelve short stories by Gabriel García Márquez that explore themes of exile, dislocation, and the surreal experiences of Latin Americans in Europe.
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C.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
- 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: Eleatic Stranger Target entity description: The Eleatic Stranger is a philosophical figure in Plato’s later dialogues who leads rigorous inquiries into the nature of being, non-being, and statesmanship through dialectical method.
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A.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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B.
Strange Pilgrims
Strange Pilgrims is a collection of twelve short stories by Gabriel García Márquez that explore themes of exile, dislocation, and the surreal experiences of Latin Americans in Europe.
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C.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
ⓘ
fictional philosopher ⓘ literary character ⓘ philosophical figure ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
definition of expertise in ruling
ⓘ
distinction between genuine and apparent knowledge ⓘ possibility of false statement ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Parmenides
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Sophists ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Statesman ⓘ Theaetetus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elea ⓘ |
| creator | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dialoguePartner |
Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates (the elder, as listener)
Theaetetus ⓘ Young Socrates ⓘ |
| discusses |
being
ⓘ
definition ⓘ falsehood ⓘ method of division ⓘ non-being ⓘ sophistry ⓘ statesmanship ⓘ |
| explores |
criteria for true statesmanship
ⓘ
nature of the sophist ⓘ nature of the statesman ⓘ relation between being and not-being ⓘ structure of kinds (genera) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Neoplatonism
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ancient logic ⓘ later Platonism ⓘ medieval metaphysics ⓘ |
| ontologicalPositionDiscussed | being as power to act or be affected ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
hypothesis testing
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question-and-answer ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
logic
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Eleatic school
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Platonism ⓘ |
| roleInDialogue |
dialectical inquirer
ⓘ
main speaker ⓘ |
| textualForm | dramatic dialogue character ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | Plato’s later dialogues ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
dialectic
ⓘ
division and collection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleatic Stranger Description of subject: The Eleatic Stranger is a philosophical figure in Plato’s later dialogues who leads rigorous inquiries into the nature of being, non-being, and statesmanship through dialectical method.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sophist
this entity surface form:
the Eleatic Stranger