Socrates and Polus
E193164
Socrates and Polus are central interlocutors in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," engaging in a probing exchange about rhetoric, justice, and the nature of power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Socrates and Polus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1743994 — 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: Socrates and Polus Context triple: [Gorgias, featuresDebateBetween, Socrates and Polus]
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A.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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B.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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Adeimantus
Adeimantus is a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, known for his probing questions about justice, education, and the ideal state.
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E.
Young Socrates
Young Socrates is a character in Plato’s dialogues, depicted as an inquisitive and promising youth engaged in philosophical discussions with Socrates and other thinkers.
- 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: Socrates and Polus Target entity description: Socrates and Polus are central interlocutors in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," engaging in a probing exchange about rhetoric, justice, and the nature of power.
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A.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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B.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Adeimantus
Adeimantus is a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s Republic, known for his probing questions about justice, education, and the ideal state.
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E.
Young Socrates
Young Socrates is a character in Plato’s dialogues, depicted as an inquisitive and promising youth engaged in philosophical discussions with Socrates and other thinkers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional dialogue pairing
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philosophical interlocutor pair ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Gorgias ⓘ |
| contrastsViewOf | rhetoric as flattery versus rhetoric as a craft ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | question-and-answer exchange ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
justice
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rhetoric ⓘ the nature of power ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
oratory and its moral responsibility
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punishment as a remedy for the soul ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Polus
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Socrates ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
moral status of rhetoric
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relationship between power and justice ⓘ value of suffering injustice versus committing it ⓘ |
| partOfWork | early section of Plato's Gorgias ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | elenchus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| questionsAssumption | that power consists in doing whatever one sees fit ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central interlocutors in a Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| setIn | Athens ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| workGenre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Socrates and Polus Description of subject: Socrates and Polus are central interlocutors in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," engaging in a probing exchange about rhetoric, justice, and the nature of power.
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