Delphic maxim "know thyself"
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The Delphic maxim "know thyself" is an ancient Greek philosophical injunction urging individuals to pursue self-knowledge and recognize their own limitations as a foundation for wisdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delphic maxim "know thyself" canonical | 1 |
| Delphic maxims | 1 |
| Know Thyself | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798120 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delphic maxim "know thyself" Context triple: [Charmides, relatedConcept, Delphic maxim "know thyself"]
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Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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Meno
Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
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Arete
Arete is the motto of the Daughters of Penelope, expressing the ideal of excellence and virtue in character and conduct.
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Arete
Arete is the wise and influential queen of the Phaeacians in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa in Homer's Odyssey.
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Echo Stoa
Echo Stoa is an ancient colonnaded portico at Olympia in Greece, renowned for its unique acoustics and role in framing the sanctuary’s sacred and athletic spaces.
- 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: Delphic maxim "know thyself" Target entity description: The Delphic maxim "know thyself" is an ancient Greek philosophical injunction urging individuals to pursue self-knowledge and recognize their own limitations as a foundation for wisdom.
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A.
Socrates' Thinkery
Socrates' Thinkery is the fictional philosophical school and absurd intellectual workshop depicted in Aristophanes' comedy "The Clouds," where Socrates leads comically exaggerated sophistic and scientific inquiries.
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B.
Meno
Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
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C.
Arete
Arete is the motto of the Daughters of Penelope, expressing the ideal of excellence and virtue in character and conduct.
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D.
Arete
Arete is the wise and influential queen of the Phaeacians in Greek mythology, known as the wife of King Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa in Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Echo Stoa
Echo Stoa is an ancient colonnaded portico at Olympia in Greece, renowned for its unique acoustics and role in framing the sanctuary’s sacred and athletic spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek aphorism
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ethical injunction ⓘ philosophical maxim ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
cultivation of wisdom
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moral improvement ⓘ recognition of one’s limitations ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| associatedWithDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Plato
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Socrates ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Delphi ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| hasCommonEnglishForm | "know thyself" ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
awareness of one’s character and capacities
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call to examine one’s soul ⓘ foundation for ethical decision-making ⓘ recognition of human finitude before the divine ⓘ |
| hasModernRelevance |
existential philosophy
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personal development ⓘ psychological self-awareness ⓘ |
| hasOriginalForm | "γνῶθι σεαυτόν" ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethical self-examination
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human limitation ⓘ intellectual humility ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | "gnōthi seauton" ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Hellenistic ethics
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Platonic philosophy ⓘ Socratic philosophy ⓘ Western philosophy ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
Plato's "Alcibiades I"
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linked to:
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's "Charmides" ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Phaedrus" ⓘ Plato's "Protagoras" ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
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| partOf |
Delphic maxims
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linked to:
Delphic maxim "know thyself"
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| relatedConcept |
Socratic method
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examined life ⓘ moral introspection ⓘ philosophical anthropology ⓘ self-knowledge in ethics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAsMottoBy |
modern educational institutions
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various philosophical schools ⓘ |
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Subject: Delphic maxim "know thyself" Description of subject: The Delphic maxim "know thyself" is an ancient Greek philosophical injunction urging individuals to pursue self-knowledge and recognize their own limitations as a foundation for wisdom.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Delphic maxim "know thyself"