Apology of Socrates
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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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plato's Apology | 11 |
| Apology of Socrates canonical | 5 |
| "Apology" by Plato | 1 |
| Apology (Plato) | 1 |
| Apology of Socrates (Plato) | 1 |
| Plato’s Apology | 1 |
| Socrates’ defense speech | 1 |
| Απολογία Σωκράτους | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43439 — 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: Apology of Socrates Context triple: [The Death of Socrates, basedOn, Apology of Socrates]
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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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Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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Socrates
Socrates was a classical Athenian philosopher renowned as a founder of Western philosophy, known for his method of questioning and his trial and execution in Athens.
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Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, whose dialogues and ideas laid the foundations of Western philosophy.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
- 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: Apology of Socrates Target entity description: 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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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.
Phaedo
Phaedo is a Platonic dialogue that recounts the final hours and philosophical discussions of Socrates before his execution.
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C.
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Athenian philosopher renowned as a founder of Western philosophy, known for his method of questioning and his trial and execution in Athens.
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D.
Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, whose dialogues and ideas laid the foundations of Western philosophy.
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E.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| circaDateOfComposition | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| containsFamousClaim |
no one knowingly does wrong
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the unexamined life is not worth living ⓘ wisdom consists in knowing that one does not know ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Socrates’ cross-examination of accusers
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Socrates’ defense speech ⓘ
linked to:
Apology of Socrates
Socrates’ reflections on death ⓘ Socrates’ sentencing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Socrates’ daimonion
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Socratic method ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasAccuser |
Anytus
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Lycon ⓘ Meletus ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | trial of Socrates in 399 BC ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Athenian democracy after the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy
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ethics ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
Socratic ignorance
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divine mission of philosophy ⓘ moral intellectualism ⓘ priority of the soul over the body ⓘ |
| portrays | Socrates as a gadfly of Athens ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Crito
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Euthyphro ⓘ Phaedo ⓘ |
| settingEvent | trial of Socrates ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| theme |
civic duty
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corruption of the youth ⓘ death ⓘ justice ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ piety ⓘ relationship between philosophy and politics ⓘ the examined life ⓘ virtue ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative | 399 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Apology of Socrates Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (22)
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The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David
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Aristophanes' play Clouds
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trial of Socrates
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trial of Socrates
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Plato's Alcibiades I
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