Laches
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Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laches canonical | 18 |
| Laches (Plato) | 1 |
| Plato's Laches | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281254 — 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: Laches Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Laches]
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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.
Euthyphro
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Laches Target entity description: Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
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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.
Euthyphro
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
ⓘ
Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| asks | whether courage is a part of virtue or the whole of virtue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| character |
Laches
ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ Melesias ⓘ Nicias ⓘ |
| chronologicalClassification | early Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| concludesWith | no final definition of courage ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | elenchus ⓘ |
| dialogueType | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| explores |
definition of courage
ⓘ
education of the young ⓘ relation between courage and knowledge ⓘ |
| features | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation |
Athenian general
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| focusesOn | practical examples of bravery ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic conversation ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Laches ⓘ |
| includes |
discussion of hoplite fighting
ⓘ
examination of expert knowledge ⓘ |
| influenced | later ethical philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corpus Platonicum
ⓘ
linked to:
Platonic corpus
|
| philosophicalTheme |
courage
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knowledge ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| questionedBy | Socrates ⓘ |
| questions |
whether courage is endurance of the soul
ⓘ
whether courage is wise endurance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Charmides
ⓘ
Euthyphro ⓘ Protagoras ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient philosophy
ⓘ
classics ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of Platonic canon ⓘ |
| topic |
military courage
ⓘ
moral courage ⓘ |
| traditionallyDated | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laches Description of subject: Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Laches