Charmides
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Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charmides canonical | 17 |
| Charmides (the youth) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281253 — 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: Charmides Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Charmides]
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A.
Theaetetus
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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B.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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C.
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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D.
Meno
Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
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E.
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.
- 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: Charmides Target entity description: Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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A.
Theaetetus
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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B.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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C.
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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D.
Meno
Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| addressesVirtue | cardinal virtue of temperance ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| belongsToPhilosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
What is self-control?
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What is temperance? ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| dialogueType | ethical dialogue ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
definition of temperance
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knowledge of oneself ⓘ moral virtue ⓘ relation between knowledge and virtue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Charmides
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charmides (the youth)
Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
education of the young
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political implications of virtue ⓘ relationship between older and younger generations ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasDialoguePartnerOfSocrates |
Charmides
self-link
ⓘ
Critias ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAgeGroup | youth ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGreek | Χαρμίδης ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
ancient ethics
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later discussions of self-knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charmides
self-link
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Critias ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
Socratic questioning
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elenchus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
self-control
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sophrosyne ⓘ temperance ⓘ |
| questionsView |
temperance as doing one’s own business
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temperance as modesty ⓘ temperance as quietness ⓘ temperance as self-knowledge ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Delphic maxim "know thyself" ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early dialogue of Plato ⓘ |
| workIn | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Charmides Description of subject: Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charmides (the youth)
subject surface form:
Critias