Socratic ethics
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Socratic ethics is the philosophical approach, rooted in Socrates’ dialogues, that centers on the pursuit of moral knowledge through questioning, the unity of virtue and knowledge, and the idea that wrongdoing stems from ignorance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Socratic ethics canonical | 1 |
| Socratic philosophy | 1 |
| Socratic tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11892389 — 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: Socratic ethics Context triple: [Plato's Meno, associatedWith, Socratic ethics]
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Nicomachean Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on the nature of virtue, happiness, and the good life.
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Doctrine of Virtue
The Doctrine of Virtue is the second part of Immanuel Kant’s *Metaphysics of Morals*, presenting his systematic account of ethical duties and moral character.
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Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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The Inductions of Ethics
The Inductions of Ethics is a section of Hastings Rashdall’s philosophical work "The Principles of Ethics" that develops his arguments for an objective, ideal utilitarian moral theory.
- 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: Socratic ethics Target entity description: Socratic ethics is the philosophical approach, rooted in Socrates’ dialogues, that centers on the pursuit of moral knowledge through questioning, the unity of virtue and knowledge, and the idea that wrongdoing stems from ignorance.
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A.
Nicomachean Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on the nature of virtue, happiness, and the good life.
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B.
Doctrine of Virtue
The Doctrine of Virtue is the second part of Immanuel Kant’s *Metaphysics of Morals*, presenting his systematic account of ethical duties and moral character.
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C.
Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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E.
The Inductions of Ethics
The Inductions of Ethics is a section of Hastings Rashdall’s philosophical work "The Principles of Ethics" that develops his arguments for an objective, ideal utilitarian moral theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Socratic ethics
linked to: Socratic ethics