trial of Socrates
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The trial of Socrates was the 399 BCE Athenian legal proceeding in which the philosopher Socrates was prosecuted for impiety and corrupting the youth, ultimately leading to his death sentence by hemlock.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| trial of Socrates canonical | 3 |
| Socrates’ impending appearance before the Athenian court | 1 |
| Trial of Socrates | 1 |
| death of Socrates | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467060 — 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: trial of Socrates Context triple: [Apology of Socrates, settingEvent, trial of Socrates]
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A.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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B.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Laches
Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
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D.
Euthyphro
Euthyphro is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of piety and the relationship between morality and the gods.
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E.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
- 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: trial of Socrates Target entity description: The trial of Socrates was the 399 BCE Athenian legal proceeding in which the philosopher Socrates was prosecuted for impiety and corrupting the youth, ultimately leading to his death sentence by hemlock.
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A.
Apology of Socrates
Apology of Socrates is a Platonic dialogue that presents Socrates’ defense speech at his trial in Athens, exploring themes of justice, wisdom, and the examined life.
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B.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Laches
Laches is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of courage through conversations between Socrates and two Athenian generals.
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D.
Euthyphro
Euthyphro is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of piety and the relationship between morality and the gods.
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E.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian legal proceeding
ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ historical event ⓘ philosophical event ⓘ |
| hasAccuser |
Anytus
ⓘ
Lycon ⓘ Meletus ⓘ |
| hasAllegedReligiousOffense |
introducing new divine beings
ⓘ
not believing in the gods of the city ⓘ |
| hasCharge |
corrupting the youth of Athens
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impiety ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
death of Socrates
ⓘ
foundational moment in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Peloponnesian War aftermath
ⓘ
restoration of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| hasDate | 399 BCE ⓘ |
| hasDefendant | Socrates ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
concept of civil disobedience
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ philosophy of Plato ⓘ philosophy of Xenophon ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ |
| hasJurySize | about 500 male citizens ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Athens
ⓘ
Classical Athens ⓘ |
| hasMethodOfExecution | hemlock poisoning ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | guilty verdict ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
conflict between philosophy and the city
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duty to the law ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
memories of the Thirty Tyrants
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suspicion of Socrates' associates ⓘ |
| hasPresidingBody |
Athenian court
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surface form:
Athenian popular court
|
| hasPrimarySource |
Apology of Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Apology
Crito ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Crito
Phaedo ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Phaedo
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates ⓘ Xenophon's Memorabilia ⓘ |
| hasRelatedWork |
Apology of Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Apology
Crito ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Crito
Phaedo ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Phaedo
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates ⓘ Xenophon's Memorabilia ⓘ |
| hasSentence | death ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
Socrates' acceptance of the legal verdict
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Socrates' defense of philosophical inquiry ⓘ Socrates' refusal to escape ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: trial of Socrates Description of subject: The trial of Socrates was the 399 BCE Athenian legal proceeding in which the philosopher Socrates was prosecuted for impiety and corrupting the youth, ultimately leading to his death sentence by hemlock.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Socrates’ impending appearance before the Athenian court
this entity surface form:
Trial of Socrates
this entity surface form:
death of Socrates