Lysicles
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Lysicles is a fictional character in George Berkeley’s philosophical dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing a type of fashionable free-thinker or skeptic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lysicles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4769569 — 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: Lysicles Context triple: [Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher, featuresCharacter, Lysicles]
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A.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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B.
Cleinias
Cleinias is a young Athenian nobleman who serves as the central interlocutor and philosophical pupil of Socrates in Plato’s dialogue *Euthydemus*.
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C.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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D.
Koukounaries
Koukounaries is a famous beach resort area on the Greek island of Skiathos, known for its golden sand, clear waters, and surrounding pine forest.
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E.
Maleae
Maleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) that includes many economically important fruit-bearing genera such as apples and pears.
- 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: Lysicles Target entity description: Lysicles is a fictional character in George Berkeley’s philosophical dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing a type of fashionable free-thinker or skeptic.
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A.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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B.
Cleinias
Cleinias is a young Athenian nobleman who serves as the central interlocutor and philosophical pupil of Socrates in Plato’s dialogue *Euthydemus*.
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C.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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D.
Koukounaries
Koukounaries is a famous beach resort area on the Greek island of Skiathos, known for its golden sand, clear waters, and surrounding pine forest.
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E.
Maleae
Maleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) that includes many economically important fruit-bearing genera such as apples and pears.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ philosophical dialogue character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Alciphron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
critique of social and religious conventions
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fashionable irreligion ⓘ religious skepticism ⓘ |
| characterRole |
fashionable free-thinker
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free-thinker ⓘ skeptic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | world of Alciphron ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialPurpose | to exemplify the attitudes of contemporary free-thinkers criticized by Berkeley ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to Christian apologists in the dialogue
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vehicle for presenting skeptical arguments ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Alciphron (character)
NERFINISHED
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Euphranor (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
critique of traditional Christianity
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free-thinking ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| represents |
deistic or irreligious tendencies
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skeptical attitude toward religion ⓘ type of fashionable free-thinker ⓘ |
| workGenre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1732 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lysicles Description of subject: Lysicles is a fictional character in George Berkeley’s philosophical dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing a type of fashionable free-thinker or skeptic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.