Hermogenes
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Hermogenes is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Cratylus," where he participates in a philosophical discussion with Socrates about the correctness and nature of names.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermogenes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1778166 — 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.
Target entity: Hermogenes Context triple: [Cratylus, featuresCharacter, Hermogenes]
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Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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Dorotheus
Dorotheus is a relatively obscure historical or religious figure known primarily through their association with Theophilus.
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Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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Hipparchicus
Hipparchicus is an ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon that provides practical guidance on the duties and conduct of a cavalry commander.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hermogenes Target entity description: Hermogenes is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Cratylus," where he participates in a philosophical discussion with Socrates about the correctness and nature of names.
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A.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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B.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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C.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus is a relatively obscure historical or religious figure known primarily through their association with Theophilus.
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D.
Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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E.
Hipparchicus
Hipparchicus is an ancient Greek treatise by Xenophon that provides practical guidance on the duties and conduct of a cavalry commander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cratylus ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Plato
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Socrates ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueWith | Socrates ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
conventionalism about language
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correctness of names ⓘ etymology ⓘ nature of names ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Ancient Greek name Hermogenes ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionAttributed | names are correct by convention ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionContrastedWith | Cratylus ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
conventionalism
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naturalism about language ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ reference (philosophy of language) ⓘ semantics of names ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Euthyphro
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Theaetetus ⓘ |
| roleInWork | interlocutor of Socrates ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearance | Athens ⓘ |
| workPartOfCorpus |
Dialogues of Plato
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surface form:
Platonic dialogues
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How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Hermogenes Description of subject: Hermogenes is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Cratylus," where he participates in a philosophical discussion with Socrates about the correctness and nature of names.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.