Theaetetus
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Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theaetetus canonical | 25 |
| Theaetetus of Athens | 3 |
| Theaetetus (character) | 1 |
| teaching Theaetetus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281242 — 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: Theaetetus Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Theaetetus]
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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.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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D.
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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E.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
- 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: Theaetetus Target entity description: 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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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.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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D.
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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E.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | standard part of Platonic canon ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| containsDiscussionOf |
dreams and waking
ⓘ
judgment and logos ⓘ sense perception ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| discussesDoctrine | man is the measure ⓘ |
| examinesProblem |
criteria for knowledge
ⓘ
possibility of false belief ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Heraclitean flux
ⓘ
Protagorean relativism ⓘ definition of knowledge ⓘ false belief ⓘ justification ⓘ perception ⓘ true belief ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Socrates
ⓘ
Theaetetus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Theaetetus (character)
Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole |
Socrates as main questioner
ⓘ
Theaetetus as respondent ⓘ |
| frameNarrator |
Euclid of Megara
ⓘ
surface form:
Euclides of Megara
Terpsion ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasStructure | framed narrative ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGreek | Θεαίτητος ⓘ |
| influenced | epistemology in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
epistemology
ⓘ
nature of knowledge ⓘ |
| mentionsPhilosopher |
Heraclitus
ⓘ
Protagoras ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline | theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalPeriod | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionExamined |
knowledge is perception
ⓘ
knowledge is true judgment ⓘ knowledge is true judgment with an account ⓘ |
| precedesInTrilogy |
Sophists
ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Statesman ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Sophists
ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Statesman ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| style | elenctic questioning ⓘ |
| traditionallyGroupedWith | late dialogues of Plato ⓘ |
| workType | literary prose ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Theaetetus Description of subject: Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Academy of Athens (ancient)
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Parmenides (dialogue)
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Sophist
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Sophist
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Sophist
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Late Plato
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teaching Theaetetus
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Theaetetus of Athens
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Theaetetus of Athens
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Theaetetus of Athens