Plutarch of Athens
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Plutarch of Athens was a 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher who helped revive and systematize Platonic philosophy in late antique Athens.
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| Plutarch of Athens canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21659224 — 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: Plutarch of Athens Context triple: [Athenian Neoplatonic school, notableHead, Plutarch of Athens]
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Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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Philo of Larissa
Philo of Larissa was a Hellenistic philosopher and prominent Academic Skeptic who led Plato’s Academy in its later period and influenced Roman intellectuals such as Cicero.
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Herodes Atticus
Herodes Atticus was a wealthy 2nd-century Greek aristocrat, sophist, and Roman senator renowned as a major benefactor and patron of monumental architecture across the Greek world.
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Aelius Aristides
Aelius Aristides was a prominent 2nd-century Greek orator and author of the "Sacred Tales," known for his influential role in the Second Sophistic movement of the Roman Empire.
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Hegesinus of Pergamon
Hegesinus of Pergamon was an Academic philosopher who led Plato’s Academy in the 2nd century BCE, serving as scholarch between the tenures of Carneades and his successors.
- 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: Plutarch of Athens Target entity description: Plutarch of Athens was a 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher who helped revive and systematize Platonic philosophy in late antique Athens.
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A.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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B.
Philo of Larissa
Philo of Larissa was a Hellenistic philosopher and prominent Academic Skeptic who led Plato’s Academy in its later period and influenced Roman intellectuals such as Cicero.
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C.
Herodes Atticus
Herodes Atticus was a wealthy 2nd-century Greek aristocrat, sophist, and Roman senator renowned as a major benefactor and patron of monumental architecture across the Greek world.
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D.
Aelius Aristides
Aelius Aristides was a prominent 2nd-century Greek orator and author of the "Sacred Tales," known for his influential role in the Second Sophistic movement of the Roman Empire.
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E.
Hegesinus of Pergamon
Hegesinus of Pergamon was an Academic philosopher who led Plato’s Academy in the 2nd century BCE, serving as scholarch between the tenures of Carneades and his successors.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.