the Good (Form of the Good)

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Platonic Form metaphysical principle object of knowledge philosophical concept ultimate principle

The Good, or Form of the Good, is Plato’s highest and most fundamental metaphysical principle, illuminating and grounding all truth, knowledge, and moral value in his philosophy.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Form of the Good	14
Forms (Platonic Forms)	1
Idea of the Good	1
Plato's Form of the Good	1
Platonic Form	1
the Good	1
the Good (Form of the Good) canonical	1
the Good and the Forms	1
the Platonic Form of the Good	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281292 — 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: the Good (Form of the Good)
Context triple: [Plato, hasPhilosophicalConcept, the Good (Form of the Good)]

A. Unity of Good
Unity of Good is a theological work by Mary Baker Eddy that explores the nature of God, reality, and evil from the perspective of Christian Science.
B. kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
C. The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
D. Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
E. Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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: the Good (Form of the Good)
Target entity description: The Good, or Form of the Good, is Plato’s highest and most fundamental metaphysical principle, illuminating and grounding all truth, knowledge, and moral value in his philosophy.

A. Unity of Good
Unity of Good is a theological work by Mary Baker Eddy that explores the nature of God, reality, and evil from the perspective of Christian Science.
B. kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
C. The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
D. Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
E. Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Platonic Form ⓘ metaphysical principle ⓘ object of knowledge ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ ultimate principle ⓘ
associatedWithDialogue	Republic ⓘ
axiologicalPriority	supreme standard of value ⓘ
centralInWorkOf	Plato ⓘ
comparedTo	the sun in the visible realm ⓘ
describedBy	Plato ⓘ
discussedIn	Republic ⓘ Republic Book VI ⓘ Republic Book VII ⓘ
epistemicPriority	highest object in the hierarchy of knowledge ⓘ
epistemicStatus	object of dialectical understanding ⓘ object of the highest knowledge ⓘ
explainedUsing	Allegory of the Cave ⓘ linked to: Republic, Book VII (Allegory of the Cave) Divided Line analogy ⓘ Sun analogy ⓘ
functionInAnalogy	gives truth to the objects of knowledge ⓘ illuminates intelligible objects ⓘ makes knowledge possible ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Idea of the Good ⓘ linked to: the Good (Form of the Good) the Good ⓘ linked to: the Good (Form of the Good)
hasRole	cause of being for other Forms ⓘ ground of knowledge ⓘ ground of moral value ⓘ highest Form ⓘ source of intelligibility ⓘ ultimate explanatory principle ⓘ
influenced	Christian Platonism ⓘ linked to: Renaissance Platonism Neoplatonism ⓘ Western moral philosophy ⓘ later Platonism ⓘ
metaphysicalStatus	supreme reality in the intelligible realm ⓘ
moralStatus	source of moral value ⓘ standard of goodness ⓘ
ontologicalPriority	most fundamental principle in Plato’s metaphysics ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Platonism ⓘ
politicalRole	basis for philosopher-kings’ authority ⓘ standard for just legislation ⓘ
relationToOtherForms	beyond being in dignity and power ⓘ cause of the being of other Forms ⓘ
relationToSoul	goal of philosophical education ⓘ ultimate object of the philosopher’s ascent ⓘ
relationToVirtue	condition for genuine virtue ⓘ object of knowledge required for ruling well ⓘ
subjectOf	interpretive debates in ancient philosophy ⓘ scholarly controversy about its exact nature ⓘ