Euthyphro
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Euthyphro is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of piety and the relationship between morality and the gods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euthyphro canonical | 12 |
| Euthyphro (character) | 2 |
| Euthyphro dilemma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281251 — 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: Euthyphro Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Euthyphro]
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A.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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B.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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C.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
- 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: Euthyphro Target entity description: Euthyphro is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of piety and the relationship between morality and the gods.
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A.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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B.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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C.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | standard text in philosophy curricula ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods? ⓘ |
| concerns | prosecution of Euthyphro's father ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | elenchus ⓘ |
| dialogueParticipants |
Euthyphro (character)
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linked to:
Euthyphro
Socrates ⓘ |
| endingType | aporia ⓘ |
| featuresMethod | Socratic method ⓘ |
| focusesOn | attempts to define piety ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
challenge to divine command theory
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critique of traditional Greek religion ⓘ exploration of rational basis of morality ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Athens ⓘ |
| influenced |
ethics
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metaethics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
Euthyphro dilemma
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linked to:
Euthyphro
|
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedTo | trial of Socrates ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Euthyphro (character)
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linked to:
Euthyphro
Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Platonic dialogues
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linked to:
Socratic dialogues of Plato
early dialogues of Plato ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
definition of virtue
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divine command theory ⓘ holiness ⓘ moral epistemology ⓘ nature of religious duty ⓘ piety ⓘ relationship between morality and the gods ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
conflict between human and divine law
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divine goodness ⓘ moral objectivity ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| settingCity | Athens ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athenian court ⓘ |
| structure | aporetic dialogue ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient philosophy courses
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ethics courses ⓘ philosophy of religion courses ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Euthyphro Description of subject: Euthyphro is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of piety and the relationship between morality and the gods.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Euthyphro
linked to: Euthyphro
linked to: Euthyphro
subject linked to:
Plato's Alcibiades II