Plato's Meno
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Plato's Meno is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught, featuring conversations between Socrates, Meno, and the Athenian statesman Anytus.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plato's Meno canonical | 2 |
| Meno's paradox | 1 |
| Meno’s paradox | 1 |
| Meno’s slave demonstration | 1 |
| Plato's "Meno" | 1 |
| Plato’s dialogue Meno | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624730 — 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: Plato's Meno Context triple: [Anytus, portrayedInWork, Plato's Meno]
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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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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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Plato's Republic
Plato's Republic is a foundational philosophical dialogue in which Plato explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality through Socratic conversations.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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E.
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
- 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: Plato's Meno Target entity description: Plato's Meno is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught, featuring conversations between Socrates, Meno, and the Athenian statesman Anytus.
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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.
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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C.
Plato's Republic
Plato's Republic is a foundational philosophical dialogue in which Plato explores justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality through Socratic conversations.
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D.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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E.
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Socratic ethics ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralConcept | anamnesis ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Can virtue be taught?
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What is virtue? ⓘ |
| character | Anytus ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
Meno's paradox
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linked to:
Plato's Meno
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| containsDoctrine | theory of recollection ⓘ |
| demonstratesOn | slave boy ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| dialogueParticipants |
Anytus
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Meno ⓘ Socrates ⓘ slave boy ⓘ |
| explores | relationship between virtue and knowledge ⓘ |
| features |
Socratic method
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aporetic ending ⓘ elenchus ⓘ geometrical demonstration ⓘ |
| genre | ethical dialogue ⓘ |
| includes |
discussion of knowledge versus true opinion
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discussion of right guidance ⓘ discussion of statesmen as potential teachers of virtue ⓘ |
| influenced |
later epistemology
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Meno
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Socrates ⓘ |
| mentions | Athenian statesmen ⓘ |
| period | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
definition
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knowledge ⓘ paradox of inquiry ⓘ recollection ⓘ teachability of virtue ⓘ true belief ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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linked to:
Greek philosophy
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| relatedWork |
Plato's Phaedo
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linked to:
Phaedo
Plato's Protagoras ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
Plato's Republic ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| topic |
nature of virtue
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whether virtue can be taught ⓘ |
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Subject: Plato's Meno Description of subject: Plato's Meno is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught, featuring conversations between Socrates, Meno, and the Athenian statesman Anytus.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Plato's Meno
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the paradox of inquiry
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subject linked to:
the paradox of inquiry
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subject linked to:
the paradox of inquiry
linked to: Plato's Meno