Lysis
E291955
Lysis is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of friendship through a conversation between Socrates and two young boys, Lysis and Menexenus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lysis canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2733749 — 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: Lysis Context triple: [Socratic dialogues of Plato, includesWork, Lysis]
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A.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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B.
Lipsi
Lipsi is a small Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its tranquil atmosphere, traditional villages, and unspoiled beaches.
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C.
Ravage
Ravage is a Decepticon spy and attack beast in the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a stealthy, feline-like robot that specializes in infiltration and reconnaissance.
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D.
Fractofusus
Fractofusus is an extinct, frond-shaped organism from the late Ediacaran period, notable for its simple, quilted body plan and importance in understanding early multicellular life.
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E.
Malakula
Malakula is one of the largest and most culturally diverse islands of Vanuatu, known for its many distinct languages and traditional customs.
- 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: Lysis Target entity description: Lysis is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of friendship through a conversation between Socrates and two young boys, Lysis and Menexenus.
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A.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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B.
Lipsi
Lipsi is a small Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its tranquil atmosphere, traditional villages, and unspoiled beaches.
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C.
Ravage
Ravage is a Decepticon spy and attack beast in the Transformers franchise, typically depicted as a stealthy, feline-like robot that specializes in infiltration and reconnaissance.
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D.
Fractofusus
Fractofusus is an extinct, frond-shaped organism from the late Ediacaran period, notable for its simple, quilted body plan and importance in understanding early multicellular life.
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E.
Malakula
Malakula is one of the largest and most culturally diverse islands of Vanuatu, known for its many distinct languages and traditional customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus |
Platonic dialogues
ⓘ
Socratic dialogues ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| dialogueType | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| endsWith | no definitive definition of friendship ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
being loved
ⓘ
friend ⓘ good as object of desire ⓘ loving ⓘ philia ⓘ usefulness in friendship ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lysis
self-link
ⓘ
Menexenus (Plato) ⓘ
surface form:
Menexenus
Socrates ⓘ |
| featuresPhilosopher | Socrates ⓘ |
| hasCentralQuestion |
Do we love for the sake of the good?
ⓘ
Is friendship based on similarity or difference? ⓘ On what basis are people friends? ⓘ What is a friend? ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
philosopher
ⓘ
youths ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic conversation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| mainTheme | friendship ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
erotic friendship
ⓘ
good and benefit ⓘ love ⓘ nature of friendship ⓘ self-sufficiency ⓘ similarity and dissimilarity ⓘ |
| relatedThemeToWork |
Nicomachean Ethics
ⓘ
Συμπόσιον ⓘ
surface form:
Symposium
|
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Phaedrus
ⓘ
Συμπόσιον ⓘ
surface form:
Symposium
|
| settingCity | Athens ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athenian palaestra ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
ancient philosophy
ⓘ
classics ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| traditionalClassification |
Socratic (early) Platonic dialogue
ⓘ
early dialogue ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lysis Description of subject: Lysis is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of friendship through a conversation between Socrates and two young boys, Lysis and Menexenus.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.