Symposium (Plato)
E365544
Symposium (Plato) is a philosophical dialogue in which various speakers, including Socrates, deliver speeches exploring the nature and meaning of love (eros) at a banquet in ancient Athens.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symposium | 4 |
| "Symposium" 201d–212c | 1 |
| Das Gastmahl des Plato | 1 |
| Phaedrus’ speech in the Symposium | 1 |
| Plato's Symposium | 1 |
| Symposium (Plato) canonical | 1 |
| Symposium (dialogue) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3515389 — 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: Symposium (Plato) Context triple: [Aristodemus, dialogueAppearance, Symposium (Plato)]
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A.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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B.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Timaeus
Timaeus is a Platonic dialogue that presents a cosmological account of the universe’s creation, structure, and order through the speech of the character Timaeus.
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Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
- 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: Symposium (Plato) Target entity description: Symposium (Plato) is a philosophical dialogue in which various speakers, including Socrates, deliver speeches exploring the nature and meaning of love (eros) at a banquet in ancient Athens.
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A.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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B.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Timaeus
Timaeus is a Platonic dialogue that presents a cosmological account of the universe’s creation, structure, and order through the speech of the character Timaeus.
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D.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| containsSpeechBy |
Agathon
ⓘ
Alcibiades ⓘ Aristophanes ⓘ Eryximachus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Forms
ⓘ
education of the soul ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agathon
ⓘ
Alcibiades ⓘ Aristophanes ⓘ Diotima of Mantinea ⓘ
surface form:
Diotima
Eryximachus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology of love
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Renaissance philosophy ⓘ modern aesthetics ⓘ philosophy of love in Western thought ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
ascent to the Form of Beauty
ⓘ
ladder of love ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ascent of the soul
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beauty ⓘ eros ⓘ immortality ⓘ nature of love ⓘ philosophy of love ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | recounted story of a past banquet ⓘ |
| narrator |
Apollodorus of Phaleron
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surface form:
Apollodorus
|
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Phaedrus
ⓘ
surface form:
Phaedrus (Plato)
Plato's Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republic (Plato)
|
| settingEvent | banquet ⓘ |
| settingHost | Agathon ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 5th century BCE Athens ⓘ |
| structure | series of speeches in praise of eros ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | drinking party ⓘ |
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Subject: Symposium (Plato) Description of subject: Symposium (Plato) is a philosophical dialogue in which various speakers, including Socrates, deliver speeches exploring the nature and meaning of love (eros) at a banquet in ancient Athens.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Symposium
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Symposium
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Symposium
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Symposium
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"Symposium" 201d–212c
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Das Gastmahl des Plato
this entity surface form:
Symposium (dialogue)
subject surface form:
House of Agathon in Athens
this entity surface form:
Plato's Symposium
this entity surface form:
Phaedrus’ speech in the Symposium