Antisthenes
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Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antisthenes canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T117652 — 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: Antisthenes Context triple: [Socrates, influenced, Antisthenes]
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A.
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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B.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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C.
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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D.
Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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E.
Menexenus (son)
Menexenus (son) is known in ancient Greek tradition as a son of the philosopher Socrates.
- 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: Antisthenes Target entity description: Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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A.
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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B.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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C.
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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D.
Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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E.
Menexenus (son)
Menexenus (son) is known in ancient Greek tradition as a son of the philosopher Socrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ forerunner of Cynicism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cynic school
ⓘ
School of Socrates ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic circle
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| birthPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| educatedAt | School of Socrates ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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literary criticism ⓘ logic ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Crates of Thebes
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Diogenes of Sinope ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gorgias
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Socrates ⓘ Presocratic philosophers ⓘ
surface form:
Sophists
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| knownFor |
advocacy of ascetic living
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advocacy of self-sufficiency ⓘ advocacy of virtue ⓘ criticism of pleasure ⓘ simple lifestyle ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Socratic companions ⓘ |
| movement |
Cynicism
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Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
ascetic way of life
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critique of luxury and conventional values ⓘ emphasis on moral rather than theoretical philosophy ⓘ rejection of pleasure as the highest good ⓘ self-sufficiency (autarkeia) ⓘ virtue can be taught ⓘ virtue is sufficient for happiness ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Socratic ethics
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early Cynicism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | teacher of philosophy in Athens ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Gorgias
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| viewOnPleasure | pleasure is not a good ⓘ |
| viewOnVirtue |
virtue is a form of knowledge
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virtue is one and cannot be divided into parts ⓘ |
| viewOnWealth | wealth and external goods are indifferent to virtue ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Hercules as a moral exemplar
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Socratic dialogues ⓘ ethics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antisthenes Description of subject: Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.