Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
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Xenophon's Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue in which the historian Xenophon presents an alternative account of Socrates' defense speech and character at his trial, distinct from Plato's more famous version.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates Context triple: [Socrates, portrayedIn, Xenophon's Apology of Socrates]
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A.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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D.
Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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E.
Plato's Symposium
Plato's Symposium is a classical Greek philosophical dialogue that explores the nature of love (eros) through a series of speeches at a drinking party, culminating in Socrates’ account of Diotima’s ladder of love.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates Target entity description: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue in which the historian Xenophon presents an alternative account of Socrates' defense speech and character at his trial, distinct from Plato's more famous version.
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A.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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B.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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D.
Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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Plato's Symposium
Plato's Symposium is a classical Greek philosophical dialogue that explores the nature of love (eros) through a series of speeches at a drinking party, culminating in Socrates’ account of Diotima’s ladder of love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend Socrates' reputation
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justify Socrates' conduct at his trial ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical Socrates ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in antiquity ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Plato's Apology
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linked to:
Apology of Socrates
|
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Socrates' defense speech
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linked to:
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
Socrates' trial in Athens ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Socrates' character
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Socrates' motives for accepting death ⓘ |
| genre |
apology
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| givesAlternativeAccountOf | Socrates' defense compared to Plato ⓘ |
| hasForm | short dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf | Xenophon ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Socratic oral tradition ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person commentary by Xenophon ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
death
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divine mission ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ piety ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| portrays |
Socrates as morally exemplary
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Socrates as obedient to divine will ⓘ Socrates as unconcerned with death ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Memorabilia
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Symposium (Xenophon) ⓘ
linked to:
Xenophon’s Symposium
|
| setting | trial of Socrates ⓘ |
| subject |
Socrates' attitude toward death
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Socrates' daimonion ⓘ Socrates' relations with his accusers ⓘ Socrates' service to the city ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| tradition | Socratic literature ⓘ |
| workInvolves | Athenian legal system ⓘ |
| workType | prose ⓘ |
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linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
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trial of Socrates
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trial of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
linked to: Xenophon's Apology of Socrates