Euphranor
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Euphranor is a central philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing the Christian perspective in debates against freethinkers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Euphranor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4769568 — 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: Euphranor Context triple: [Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher, featuresCharacter, Euphranor]
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Heleus
Heleus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Perseus and Andromeda.
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Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
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Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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D.
Salmoneus
Salmoneus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Elis known for his hubristic attempt to imitate Zeus and for being the father of Tyro.
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E.
Iasius
Iasius is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified with Iasion, who is associated with Demeter and sometimes regarded as a founder-hero linked to agriculture and mystery rites.
- 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: Euphranor Target entity description: Euphranor is a central philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing the Christian perspective in debates against freethinkers.
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A.
Heleus
Heleus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Perseus and Andromeda.
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B.
Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
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C.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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D.
Salmoneus
Salmoneus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Elis known for his hubristic attempt to imitate Zeus and for being the father of Tyro.
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E.
Iasius
Iasius is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified with Iasion, who is associated with Demeter and sometimes regarded as a founder-hero linked to agriculture and mystery rites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dialogue character
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Fictional character ⓘ Literary character ⓘ Philosophical interlocutor ⓘ |
| alignment | Christian theism ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst | Moral consequences of irreligion ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
Rationality of Christian belief
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Social usefulness of Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Defense of common sense
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Practical morality grounded in religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Irish philosopher George Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
Liberty of the subject
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Morality ⓘ Natural religion ⓘ Religion ⓘ Revealed religion ⓘ Skepticism ⓘ Social order ⓘ |
| engagesWith | Freethinkers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Christian apologetic literature
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Philosophical theology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfAppearance | Dialogue in seven parts ⓘ |
| medium | Philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Spokesman for Berkeley’s views ⓘ |
| opposes |
Deism
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Irreligious free‑thinking ⓘ Religious skepticism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
Christian apologetics
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Critique of free‑thinking ⓘ Defence of revealed religion ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent |
Alciphron
NERFINISHED
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Lysicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Christian perspective ⓘ |
| roleInWork | Central interlocutor ⓘ |
| settingOfDebate | English countryside ⓘ |
| workPublicationDate | 1732 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Euphranor Description of subject: Euphranor is a central philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing the Christian perspective in debates against freethinkers.
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