Χαρμίδης
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Χαρμίδης is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance and self-knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Χαρμίδης canonical | 2 |
| Χαρμίδης ο Λαμψακηνός (πολιτικός) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798127 — 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: Χαρμίδης Context triple: [Charmides, hasTitleInGreek, Χαρμίδης]
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Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Dimitris Koutsoumpas is a Greek politician who has served as the long-time leader of the Communist Party of Greece, shaping its contemporary strategy and public profile.
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B.
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Alexandros Mavrokordatos was a prominent Greek statesman and diplomat of the early 19th century who played a leading political role in the Greek War of Independence and served multiple terms as Prime Minister of the newly formed Greek state.
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C.
Panagiotis Voulgaris
Panagiotis Voulgaris is a distinguished engineer and researcher recognized for his significant contributions to applied mechanics, as evidenced by his receipt of the prestigious Rufus Oldenburger Medal.
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D.
Ioannis Giomataris
Ioannis Giomataris is a physicist known for pioneering the development of Micromegas (MICRO-MEsh GAseous Structure) particle detectors used in high-energy and astroparticle physics experiments.
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E.
Christos Kakkalos
Christos Kakkalos was a Greek mountaineer best known for leading the first recorded successful ascent of Mount Olympus.
- 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: Χαρμίδης Target entity description: Χαρμίδης is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance and self-knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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A.
Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Dimitris Koutsoumpas is a Greek politician who has served as the long-time leader of the Communist Party of Greece, shaping its contemporary strategy and public profile.
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B.
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Alexandros Mavrokordatos was a prominent Greek statesman and diplomat of the early 19th century who played a leading political role in the Greek War of Independence and served multiple terms as Prime Minister of the newly formed Greek state.
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C.
Panagiotis Voulgaris
Panagiotis Voulgaris is a distinguished engineer and researcher recognized for his significant contributions to applied mechanics, as evidenced by his receipt of the prestigious Rufus Oldenburger Medal.
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D.
Ioannis Giomataris
Ioannis Giomataris is a physicist known for pioneering the development of Micromegas (MICRO-MEsh GAseous Structure) particle detectors used in high-energy and astroparticle physics experiments.
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E.
Christos Kakkalos
Christos Kakkalos was a Greek mountaineer best known for leading the first recorded successful ascent of Mount Olympus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| asksQuestion |
Can a definition of temperance be given?
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Is self-knowledge possible? ⓘ What is temperance? ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| dialogueNumbering | Stephanus pagination 153a–176d ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of self-reflection
ⓘ
relationship between virtue and knowledge ⓘ |
| features |
aporetic ending
ⓘ
elenchus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Socrates as main questioner
ⓘ
young nobleman Charmides ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
examination of the virtue sōphrosynē
ⓘ
question whether temperance is a kind of knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasForm | dialogue between Socrates and Charmides ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Χαρμίδης ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Charmides ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| influenced | later discussions of temperance in philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charmides
ⓘ
Critias ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
definition of virtue
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
knowledge of knowledge
ⓘ
sōphrosynē ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Εὐθύδημος
ⓘ
Λάχης ⓘ Protagoras ⓘ
surface form:
Πρωταγόρας
|
| setting |
Athenian palaestra
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | early years of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Charmides ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Χαρμίδης Description of subject: Χαρμίδης is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance and self-knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Χαρμίδης ο Λαμψακηνός (πολιτικός)