Delphic maxim "know thyself"

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ancient Greek aphorism ethical injunction philosophical maxim

The Delphic maxim "know thyself" is an ancient Greek philosophical injunction urging individuals to pursue self-knowledge and recognize their own limitations as a foundation for wisdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek aphorism ⓘ
ethical injunction ⓘ
philosophical maxim ⓘ
aimsAt cultivation of wisdom ⓘ
moral improvement ⓘ
recognition of one’s limitations ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
associatedWithDeity Apollo ⓘ
associatedWithPhilosopher Plato ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Delphi ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
associatedWithSanctuary Temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ
hasCommonEnglishForm "know thyself" ⓘ
hasInterpretation awareness of one’s character and capacities ⓘ
call to examine one’s soul ⓘ
foundation for ethical decision-making ⓘ
recognition of human finitude before the divine ⓘ
hasModernRelevance existential philosophy ⓘ
personal development ⓘ
psychological self-awareness ⓘ
hasOriginalForm "γνῶθι σεαυτόν" ⓘ
hasOriginalLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasTheme ethical self-examination ⓘ
human limitation ⓘ
intellectual humility ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
hasTransliteration "gnōthi seauton" ⓘ
influencedTradition Hellenistic ethics ⓘ
Platonic philosophy ⓘ
Socratic philosophy ⓘ
Western philosophy ⓘ
mentionedInWork Plato's Alcibiades I ⓘ
surface form: Plato's "Alcibiades I"

Plato's Charmides ⓘ
surface form: Plato's "Charmides"

Plato's "Phaedrus" ⓘ
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras" ⓘ
surface form: Plato's "Protagoras"
partOf Delphic maxim "know thyself" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Delphic maxims
relatedConcept Socratic method ⓘ
examined life ⓘ
moral introspection ⓘ
philosophical anthropology ⓘ
self-knowledge in ethics ⓘ
timePeriod classical antiquity ⓘ
usedAsMottoBy modern educational institutions ⓘ
various philosophical schools ⓘ

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Charmides → relatedConcept → Delphic maxim "know thyself" ⓘ
Bonnie Wright → directed → Delphic maxim "know thyself" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Know Thyself
Delphic maxim "know thyself" → partOf → Delphic maxim "know thyself" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic maxims