Gorgias
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Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that examines the nature of rhetoric, justice, and the good life through a debate between Socrates and the sophist Gorgias.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gorgias canonical | 20 |
| Protagoras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281243 — 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: Gorgias Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Gorgias]
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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.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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C.
Antisthenes
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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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
- 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: Gorgias Target entity description: Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that examines the nature of rhetoric, justice, and the good life through a debate between Socrates and the sophist Gorgias.
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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.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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C.
Antisthenes
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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D.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that explores themes of love, rhetoric, and the soul through a conversation between Socrates and the young Athenian Phaedrus.
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E.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Is it worse to suffer injustice or to commit it?
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Is rhetoric a true art or a mere knack? ⓘ What constitutes a good and just life? ⓘ What is rhetoric? ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| featuresDebateBetween |
Socrates and Callicles
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Socrates and Gorgias ⓘ Socrates and Polus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
contrast between pleasure and the good
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critique of sophistry ⓘ distinction between rhetoric and philosophy ⓘ nature of persuasion ⓘ relationship between power and justice ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western philosophy
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ethics ⓘ political thought ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Callicles
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Gorgias ⓘ
surface form:
Gorgias of Leontini
Polus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gorgias
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surface form:
Gorgias of Leontini
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| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
ethics
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justice ⓘ knowledge ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ pleasure ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ power ⓘ punishment ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ the good life ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| positionOfCallicles |
justice is the advantage of the stronger
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the good life is a life of unrestricted pleasure and power ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnGoodLife | the good life is a disciplined and just life ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnJustice | it is worse to do injustice than to suffer it ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnPunishment | punishment is a cure for the soul ⓘ |
| positionOfSocratesOnRhetoric |
rhetoric is a form of flattery
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rhetoric is not a true art but a knack ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
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Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Protagoras
subject surface form:
Euthydemus
subject surface form:
Menexenus
subject surface form:
Protagoras (dialogue)