Thrasymachus
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Thrasymachus is a Sophist and rhetorician in Plato’s Republic who famously argues that justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thrasymachus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685596 — 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: Thrasymachus Context triple: [Republic, featuresCharacter, Thrasymachus]
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A.
Glaucon
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.
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B.
Adeimantus
Adeimantus is a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, known for his probing questions about justice, education, and the ideal state.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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E.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
- 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: Thrasymachus Target entity description: Thrasymachus is a Sophist and rhetorician in Plato’s Republic who famously argues that justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger.
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A.
Glaucon
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.
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B.
Adeimantus
Adeimantus is a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, known for his probing questions about justice, education, and the ideal state.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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E.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sophist
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ fictionalized character in philosophical dialogue ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
injustice when on a large scale is stronger and more profitable than justice
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justice is obedience to the laws made by the ruling power ⓘ rulers in each city make laws to their own advantage ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
conventionalism about justice
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critique of traditional morality ⓘ egoism ⓘ political authority ⓘ realism about political power ⓘ |
| centralThemeInDebate |
nature and definition of justice
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relationship between power and morality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aggressive debating style
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impatience with Socratic questioning ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Platonic ideal of justice as harmony in the soul and city
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Socratic view that justice is a virtue beneficial to the soul ⓘ |
| debatesWith | Socrates ⓘ |
| dialogueSection |
Plato's Republic
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surface form:
Book I of Plato's Republic
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| discussedIn |
classics scholarship
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| ethicalView |
denies that justice is intrinsically good
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praises the life of the unjust person when injustice is secure ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
rhetoric
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sophistic teaching ⓘ |
| genreContext | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
debates about moral relativism
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interpretations of power and law in political theory ⓘ later discussions of justice in political philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Platonic dialogues
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secondary ancient sources ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger
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might makes right ⓘ moral skepticism about conventional justice ⓘ |
| politicalView | identifies justice with the interest of the ruling group ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Plato ⓘ |
| region | ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| roleInWork | interlocutor of Socrates in Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| textualStatus | character whose historical existence is debated by scholars ⓘ |
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