Θεαίτητος
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Θεαίτητος is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Θεαίτητος canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1911282 — 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: Θεαίτητος Context triple: [Theaetetus, hasTitleInGreek, Θεαίτητος]
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
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C.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
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D.
Laodamas
Laodamas is a prince in Greek mythology, best known as the favored son of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Herculius
Herculius was the honorific title of the Roman emperor Maximian, associating him with the hero-god Hercules as part of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic ideology.
- 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: Θεαίτητος Target entity description: Θεαίτητος is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
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C.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
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D.
Laodamas
Laodamas is a prince in Greek mythology, best known as the favored son of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians in Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Herculius
Herculius was the honorific title of the Roman emperor Maximian, associating him with the hero-god Hercules as part of Diocletian’s Tetrarchic ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | widely studied in ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | What is knowledge? ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | dramatically set shortly before Socrates’ trial ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| containsArgumentType |
analysis of perception
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critique of definition by examples ⓘ refutation of relativism ⓘ |
| dialogueForm |
Socratic dialogue
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linked to:
Socratic dialogues of Plato
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| examinesDoctrine |
Heraclitean flux theory
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Protagorean relativism ⓘ knowledge as true judgment ⓘ knowledge as true judgment with an account ⓘ knowledge is perception ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Euclides of Megara
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linked to:
Euclid of Megara
Terpsion ⓘ Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| featuresMathematicianAsCharacter |
Theaetetus of Athens
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linked to:
Theaetetus
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| featuresPhilosopherAsCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | early-middle transitional dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influencedField | epistemology in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedPhilosopher |
Bertrand Russell
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Edmund Gettier ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Socrates
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Theaetetus ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
Socrates’ impending appearance before the Athenian court
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linked to:
trial of Socrates
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| modernDisciplineRelevance | analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | recollection of a past conversation with Socrates ⓘ |
| openingScene | conversation between Euclides and Terpsion ⓘ |
| philosophicalProblem |
conditions for justified belief
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definition of knowledge ⓘ possibility of false judgment ⓘ relation between knowledge and perception ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
epistemology
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nature of knowledge ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Πολιτικός
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Σοφιστής ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | framed narrative ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of the Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Theaetetus ⓘ |
| traditionalPlacementInCorpus |
middle dialogues of Plato
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linked to:
Middle dialogues of Plato
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