Clitophon
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Clitophon is a brief Platonic dialogue, often considered one of Plato’s more enigmatic works, in which the character Clitophon sharply criticizes Socrates for offering only exhortations to pursue justice rather than practical guidance on how to achieve it.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clitophon canonical | 5 |
| Clitophon (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2733763 — 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: Clitophon Context triple: [Socratic dialogues of Plato, includesWork, Clitophon]
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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C.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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D.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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E.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
- 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: Clitophon Target entity description: Clitophon is a brief Platonic dialogue, often considered one of Plato’s more enigmatic works, in which the character Clitophon sharply criticizes Socrates for offering only exhortations to pursue justice rather than practical guidance on how to achieve it.
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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C.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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D.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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E.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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ancient Greek philosophical work ⓘ |
| authenticityDebate | sometimes considered spurious or of doubtful authenticity ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | included in the traditional Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Socrates’ focus on exhortation
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lack of concrete instruction about justice ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | conversation between Clitophon and Socrates ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Clitophon’s criticism of Socrates
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difference between exhortation and instruction ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 4th century BCE Greek philosophy (approximate) ⓘ |
| influences | later interpretations of Socratic moral teaching ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| length | brief ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Clitophon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Clitophon (character)
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| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion |
What is the practical path to becoming just?
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What should a moral teacher provide beyond exhortation? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
critique of Socratic method
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education ⓘ justice ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ Practical Ethics ⓘ
surface form:
practical ethics
role of the philosopher ⓘ |
| questions |
how to achieve justice in practice
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whether Socrates provides practical guidance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apology
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Gorgias ⓘ Republic ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | short dialogue ⓘ |
| style |
aporetic elements
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critical ⓘ |
| tradition | Socratic literature ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Plato ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clitophon Description of subject: Clitophon is a brief Platonic dialogue, often considered one of Plato’s more enigmatic works, in which the character Clitophon sharply criticizes Socrates for offering only exhortations to pursue justice rather than practical guidance on how to achieve it.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clitophon (character)