Anaxarchus
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Anaxarchus was a Greek philosopher of the Democritean school, known for accompanying Alexander the Great on his campaigns and for his skeptical, relativistic views that later influenced Pyrrhonism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anaxarchus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3934841 — 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: Anaxarchus Context triple: [Pyrrho, influencedBy, Anaxarchus]
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Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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Prodicus
Prodicus was a 5th-century BCE Greek sophist and philosopher from Ceos, known for his precise distinctions between words and his influential moral allegory "The Choice of Heracles."
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C.
Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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D.
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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E.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
- 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: Anaxarchus Target entity description: Anaxarchus was a Greek philosopher of the Democritean school, known for accompanying Alexander the Great on his campaigns and for his skeptical, relativistic views that later influenced Pyrrhonism.
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A.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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B.
Prodicus
Prodicus was a 5th-century BCE Greek sophist and philosopher from Ceos, known for his precise distinctions between words and his influential moral allegory "The Choice of Heracles."
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C.
Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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D.
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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E.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democritean philosopher
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Hellenistic philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ |
| accompanied | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
ataraxia
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euthymia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Pyrrho ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrrho of Elis
|
| birthPlace | Abdera ⓘ |
| citizenship | Abdera ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Aristotle ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by torture ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cyzicus ⓘ |
| doctrine |
equanimity in fortune and misfortune
ⓘ
indifference to external circumstances ⓘ relativity of perceptions ⓘ unreliability of sense experience ⓘ |
| educatedAt | school of Democritus ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Empire of Alexander the Great
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surface form:
Age of Alexander the Great
|
| influenced |
Pyrrho
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrrho of Elis
Pyrrhonian skepticism ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrrhonism
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| influencedBy | Democritus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Alexander the Great
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ethical indifference ⓘ relativistic views ⓘ skeptical views ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Atomism
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surface form:
Democritean school
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| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Nicocreon of Cyprus ⓘ |
| participatedIn | campaigns of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Atomism
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Ethical relativism ⓘ Skepticism ⓘ |
| region | Thrace ⓘ |
| reportedIn |
Cicero's philosophical dialogues
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surface form:
Cicero's works
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ
surface form:
Diogenes Laertius' Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
Plutarch's Moralia ⓘ |
| role |
advisor
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court philosopher ⓘ |
| taught |
Pyrrho
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surface form:
Pyrrho of Elis
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anaxarchus Description of subject: Anaxarchus was a Greek philosopher of the Democritean school, known for accompanying Alexander the Great on his campaigns and for his skeptical, relativistic views that later influenced Pyrrhonism.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.