Polemarchus
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Athenian philosopher
character in a philosophical work
historical figure
interlocutor of Socrates
metic
Polemarchus is a historical Athenian philosopher and wealthy metic best known as an early interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, where he presents and defends a traditional view of justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polemarchus canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian philosopher
ⓘ
character in a philosophical work ⓘ historical figure ⓘ interlocutor of Socrates ⓘ metic ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Plato's Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Plato’s Republic
|
| associatedWith |
Athenian metic community
ⓘ
Cephalus’ household ⓘ |
| citizenship | resident alien in Athens ⓘ |
| correctedBy | Socrates’ argument that justice cannot harm anyone ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathEvent | execution by the Thirty Tyrants ⓘ |
| debatedBy | Socrates in the Republic ⓘ |
| dialoguePartner |
Adeimantus
ⓘ
Glaucon ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Syracusans
ⓘ
surface form:
Syracusan
|
| familyName | son of Cephalus ⓘ |
| father | Cephalus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| hostOf |
Plato's Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates in the Republic
|
| houseLocation | Piraeus ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Simonides of Ceos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an early interlocutor in Plato’s Republic
ⓘ
defending a traditional view of justice ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterCreatedBy | Plato ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
speeches of Lysias
ⓘ
surface form:
Lysias’ speech Against Eratosthenes
|
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Πολέμαρχος ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | justice is helping friends and harming enemies ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
nature of justice
ⓘ
treatment of friends and enemies ⓘ |
| politicalContextOfDeath | regime of the Thirty Tyrants in Athens ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | defender of conventional morality ⓘ |
| religion | Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| roleInWork | interlocutor in the opening books of the Republic ⓘ |
| sibling |
Euthydemus
ⓘ
Lysias ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy metic ⓘ |
| sourceForLife |
Lysias’ forensic speeches
ⓘ
Plato's Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Plato’s Republic
|
| timePeriod |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnesian War era
|
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