Alcinous
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Alcinous was a Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his influential handbook of Platonism, the *Handbook of Platonism* (Didaskalikos), which systematized Plato’s doctrines for later antiquity.
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| Alcinous canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4604112 — 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: Alcinous Context triple: [Middle Platonism, notableRepresentative, Alcinous]
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Alcinous
Alcinous is the wise and hospitable king of the Phaeacians in Greek mythology who shelters and aids Odysseus on his journey home.
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Hippolyte
Hippolyte is the given name of Hippolyte Fizeau, a 19th-century French physicist known for pioneering measurements of the speed of light.
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Salmoneus
Salmoneus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Elis known for his hubristic attempt to imitate Zeus and for being the father of Tyro.
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Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
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E.
Anchises
Anchises is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology best known as the mortal father of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a lover of the goddess Aphrodite.
- 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: Alcinous Target entity description: Alcinous was a Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his influential handbook of Platonism, the *Handbook of Platonism* (Didaskalikos), which systematized Plato’s doctrines for later antiquity.
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A.
Alcinous
Alcinous is the wise and hospitable king of the Phaeacians in Greek mythology who shelters and aids Odysseus on his journey home.
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B.
Hippolyte
Hippolyte is the given name of Hippolyte Fizeau, a 19th-century French physicist known for pioneering measurements of the speed of light.
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C.
Salmoneus
Salmoneus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Elis known for his hubristic attempt to imitate Zeus and for being the father of Tyro.
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D.
Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
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E.
Anchises
Anchises is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology best known as the mortal father of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a lover of the goddess Aphrodite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Platonist philosopher
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Platonist philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ author ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Albinus (disputed identification) ⓘ |
| approach |
eclectic use of non-Platonic sources within a Platonic framework
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systematization of Plato’s dialogues into a coherent doctrine ⓘ |
| citedIn | later ancient philosophical literature ⓘ |
| doctrine |
classification of virtues (political, purificatory, contemplative)
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emphasis on the Forms as thoughts in the divine Nous ⓘ ethical goal of assimilation to God (homoiosis theo) ⓘ hierarchical metaphysical structure (First God, Nous, World Soul) ⓘ systematic exposition of Plato’s doctrines ⓘ tripartite psychology (rational, spirited, appetitive soul) ⓘ use of Aristotelian terminology within Platonism ⓘ |
| era | 1st–2nd century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
mediator between early Platonism and Neoplatonism
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source for Middle Platonist doctrine ⓘ |
| impact | shaped later understanding of Plato in late antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Platonist authors
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Neoplatonism ⓘ later Platonist commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Didaskalikos
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Handbook of Platonism ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Didaskalikos
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Handbook of Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | Handbook of Platonism survives almost complete ⓘ |
| region | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly debate on identity with Albinus ⓘ |
| topic |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ physics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| workGenre | philosophical handbook ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| workStructure | systematic handbook of Platonist doctrine ⓘ |
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