Cratylus
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Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cratylus canonical | 10 |
| Cratylus (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281249 — 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: Cratylus Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Cratylus]
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A.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher known for introducing the concept of Nous (Mind) as the cosmic ordering principle and for offering naturalistic explanations of celestial and physical phenomena.
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D.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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E.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
- 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: Cratylus Target entity description: Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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A.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher known for introducing the concept of Nous (Mind) as the cosmic ordering principle and for offering naturalistic explanations of celestial and physical phenomena.
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D.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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E.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Plato ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Heraclitean flux
ⓘ
linked to:
Heraclitus
conventionalism about language ⓘ etymology ⓘ mimesis ⓘ naturalism about language ⓘ truth of names ⓘ |
| examines | etymological explanations of Greek words ⓘ |
| exploresQuestion | whether names are correct by nature or by convention ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Cratylus (character)
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linked to:
Cratylus
Hermogenes ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Cratylus as interlocutor
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Hermogenes as interlocutor ⓘ Socrates as main speaker ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalField |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
critical of simple conventionalism about names
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critical of strict naturalism about names ⓘ |
| influenced |
Stoic theories of language
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later philosophy of language ⓘ medieval linguistic thought ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
correctness of names
ⓘ
nature of names ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ relation between language and reality ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
ⓘ
Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| questions | possibility of stable meaning in a changing world ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Republic
ⓘ
Sophist ⓘ
linked to:
Sophists
Theaetetus ⓘ |
| setIn | Athens ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Plato ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cratylus Description of subject: Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cratylus