Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
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Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker is the standard critical edition and collection of the surviving fragments and testimonia of the early Greek pre-Socratic philosophers, compiled by Hermann Diels and later revised by Walther Kranz.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker Context triple: [Diels–Kranz collection, hasTitle, Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker]
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Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
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The Problem of Socrates
The Problem of Socrates is a section in Friedrich Nietzsche’s late work where he critically examines Socrates as a symptom of cultural and philosophical decline, challenging his traditional status as a moral and rational ideal.
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Three Philosophers
Three Philosophers is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that engages deeply with themes in analytic philosophy, particularly ethics and the philosophy of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker Target entity description: Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker is the standard critical edition and collection of the surviving fragments and testimonia of the early Greek pre-Socratic philosophers, compiled by Hermann Diels and later revised by Walther Kranz.
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A.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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B.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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C.
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten
Sokratische Denkwürdigkeiten is a philosophical work by Johann Georg Hamann that reflects his critique of Enlightenment rationalism through Socratic-style reflections and aphorisms.
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D.
The Problem of Socrates
The Problem of Socrates is a section in Friedrich Nietzsche’s late work where he critically examines Socrates as a symptom of cultural and philosophical decline, challenging his traditional status as a moral and rational ideal.
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E.
Three Philosophers
Three Philosophers is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that engages deeply with themes in analytic philosophy, particularly ethics and the philosophy of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical edition
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reference work ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ text collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Diels–Kranz collection
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surface form:
Diels-Kranz edition
Diels–Kranz ⓘ |
| basedOn | ancient Greek sources ⓘ |
| citationFormat | DK followed by philosopher and fragment number ⓘ |
| compiler | Hermann Diels ⓘ |
| contains |
fragments of Presocratic philosophers
ⓘ
testimonia about Presocratic philosophers ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Germany ⓘ |
| editor | Hermann Diels ⓘ |
| field |
classics
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philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DK ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | standard terminology for Presocratic fragments ⓘ |
| hasNumberingSystem | DK numbering ⓘ |
| includes |
German translation
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Greek text ⓘ critical apparatus ⓘ |
| includesPhilosophers |
Anaxagoras
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Anaximander ⓘ Anaximenes of Miletus ⓘ
surface form:
Anaximenes
Democritus ⓘ Empedocles ⓘ Heraclitus ⓘ Parmenides ⓘ Thales of Miletus ⓘ |
| influenced | modern editions of Presocratic texts ⓘ |
| organizesBy |
fragment type
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philosopher ⓘ |
| publisher |
Klostermann
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surface form:
Weidmann
|
| reviser | Walther Kranz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardReferenceFor |
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Presocratic fragments
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Presocratic testimonia
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| subject |
Presocratic philosophy
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ancient Greek philosophers ⓘ early Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
5th century BCE
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6th century BCE ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Presocratic studies
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classical philology ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
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fragments of Anaximander
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fragments of Heraclitus
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fragments of Empedocles
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fragments of Zeno of Elea
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Parmenides Lehrgedicht
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
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Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
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Presocratic fragments
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
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Presocratic testimonia
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Diels–Kranz edition of pre-Socratics