Xenophon’s Socratic writings

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Socratic literature ancient Greek literature philosophical work

Xenophon’s Socratic writings are a collection of dialogues and memoirs in which Xenophon portrays Socrates’ character, conversations, and practical philosophy on ethics, leadership, and daily life.

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Label Occurrences
writings of Xenophon 2
Socratic Memorabilia 1
Socratic dialogues of Xenophon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Socratic literature ⓘ
ancient Greek literature ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
aimsToDefend Socrates against charges of corrupting the youth ⓘ
Socrates against charges of impiety ⓘ
contrastedWith Socratic dialogues of Plato ⓘ
surface form: Plato’s Socratic dialogues
countryOfOrigin Classical Athens ⓘ
creator Xenophon ⓘ
depicts conversations between Socrates and his associates ⓘ
emphasizes Socrates’ moderation ⓘ
Socrates’ obedience to the gods ⓘ
Socrates’ usefulness to his companions ⓘ
focusesOn daily life ⓘ
education ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
household management ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
piety ⓘ
self-control ⓘ
genre dialogue ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
philosophical prose ⓘ
historicalContext post-trial reception of Socrates ⓘ
historicalPerspectiveOn Socrates ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of Socrates ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryForm Socratic dialogue ⓘ
reminiscence ⓘ
mainSubject Socrates ⓘ
movement Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ
philosophicalApproach applied ethics ⓘ
practical ethics ⓘ
philosophicalTheme care of the self ⓘ
management of resources ⓘ
role of the good leader ⓘ
virtue as knowledge ⓘ
portrays Socrates as a moral teacher ⓘ
Socrates as a practical adviser ⓘ
setting Athens ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BCE ⓘ
usedAsSourceBy classicists ⓘ
historians of philosophy ⓘ
scholars of Socrates ⓘ
workIncludes Xenophon's Apology of Socrates ⓘ
surface form: Apology of Socrates

Memorabilia ⓘ
Oeconomicus ⓘ
Symposium ⓘ

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Oeconomicus → partOf → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
Agesilaus → belongsToCorpus → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: works of Xenophon
Spartan Ephors → describedIn → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xenophon's works on Sparta
Aesthetica in nuce → relatedWorkOfAuthor → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Socratic Memorabilia
Archidamus III → mentionedIn → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: writings of Xenophon
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver) → mentionedIn → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xenophon’s works on Sparta
Croesus → mentionedIn → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: writings of Xenophon
Callias → fictionalUniverse → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Xenophontic Socratic dialogues
Niceratus → workContext → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Socratic dialogues of Xenophon
sanctuary of Artemis → mentionedIn → Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Artemis at Scillus
this entity surface form: Xenophon’s works