Xenophon’s Symposium
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Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symposium (Xenophon) | 3 |
| Xenophon’s Symposium canonical | 2 |
| Symposium | 1 |
| Xenophon's Symposium | 1 |
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Target entity: Xenophon’s Symposium Context triple: [Lamprocles, mentionedIn, Xenophon’s Symposium]
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A.
Plato's Symposium
Plato's Symposium is a classical Greek philosophical dialogue that explores the nature of love (eros) through a series of speeches at a drinking party, culminating in Socrates’ account of Diotima’s ladder of love.
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Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue in which the historian Xenophon presents an alternative account of Socrates' defense speech and character at his trial, distinct from Plato's more famous version.
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Hippias Major
Hippias Major is a Platonic dialogue in which Socrates and the sophist Hippias attempt, and repeatedly fail, to define the nature of beauty.
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Philebus
Philebus is one of Plato’s later philosophical dialogues, chiefly concerned with examining the nature of pleasure, knowledge, and the good life.
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Phaedo of Elis
Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Xenophon’s Symposium Target entity description: Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.
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A.
Plato's Symposium
Plato's Symposium is a classical Greek philosophical dialogue that explores the nature of love (eros) through a series of speeches at a drinking party, culminating in Socrates’ account of Diotima’s ladder of love.
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B.
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates is a Socratic dialogue in which the historian Xenophon presents an alternative account of Socrates' defense speech and character at his trial, distinct from Plato's more famous version.
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C.
Hippias Major
Hippias Major is a Platonic dialogue in which Socrates and the sophist Hippias attempt, and repeatedly fail, to define the nature of beauty.
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D.
Philebus
Philebus is one of Plato’s later philosophical dialogues, chiefly concerned with examining the nature of pleasure, knowledge, and the good life.
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E.
Phaedo of Elis
Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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ancient Greek literature ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| containsScene |
Socrates’ defense of his own attractiveness
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conversation about eros (love) ⓘ discussion of what makes a person truly beautiful ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Plato's Symposium
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surface form:
Plato’s Symposium
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| featuresCharacter |
Antisthenes
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Autolycus ⓘ Callias ⓘ Charmides ⓘ Critobulus ⓘ Hermogenes ⓘ Niceratus ⓘ Philip the jester ⓘ Xocrates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Socratic method in informal settings
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ethical questions ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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symposium literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Athens ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
banquet conversation
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character sketches ⓘ humor ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
how virtue is expressed in daily life
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relationship between external beauty and inner goodness ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| portrays |
Socrates
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surface form:
Socrates as practical and moderate
sympotic culture in classical Greece ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Xenophon's Apology of Socrates
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surface form:
Apology of Socrates to the Jury
Memorabilia ⓘ Oeconomicus ⓘ |
| setting | banquet at the house of Callias ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 5th century BCE Athens ⓘ |
| structure | series of speeches in praise of personal qualities ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty
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education ⓘ friendship ⓘ kalokagathia (noble-and-good character) ⓘ love ⓘ the character of Socrates ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
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