Plato's dialogue Ion
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Plato's dialogue Ion is a short Socratic work in which Socrates questions the rhapsode Ion about the nature of poetic inspiration and whether it stems from divine possession or genuine knowledge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ion cannot give a technē-based account of his skill | 1 |
| Plato's dialogue Ion canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Plato's dialogue Ion Context triple: [Ion (rhapsode), centralCharacterOf, Plato's dialogue Ion]
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A.
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras" is a Socratic conversation that explores the nature of virtue, whether it can be taught, and the relationship between knowledge and moral action.
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B.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Plato's dialogue "Sophist"
Plato's dialogue "Sophist" is a late philosophical work in which an Eleatic Stranger leads a rigorous inquiry into the nature of the sophist, being and non-being, and the possibility of falsehood.
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D.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
- 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: Plato's dialogue Ion Target entity description: Plato's dialogue Ion is a short Socratic work in which Socrates questions the rhapsode Ion about the nature of poetic inspiration and whether it stems from divine possession or genuine knowledge.
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A.
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras" is a Socratic conversation that explores the nature of virtue, whether it can be taught, and the relationship between knowledge and moral action.
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B.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Plato's dialogue "Sophist"
Plato's dialogue "Sophist" is a late philosophical work in which an Eleatic Stranger leads a rigorous inquiry into the nature of the sophist, being and non-being, and the possibility of falsehood.
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D.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher | Socrates ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| conclusionCharacterization |
Ion cannot give a technē-based account of his skill
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linked to:
Plato's dialogue Ion
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| containsArgument |
distinction between specialized crafts and inspiration
ⓘ
inspired chain analogy of magnet and iron rings ⓘ rhapsode lacks systematic knowledge of all subjects in Homer ⓘ |
| dialoguePartnerOfSocrates | Ion ⓘ |
| discusses | rhapsodic expertise about Homer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ion of Ephesus ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Homeric poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation |
Ion is a professional rhapsode
ⓘ
linked to:
Ion (rhapsode)
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| hasKeyImage | magnetic stone (Heracleian stone) ⓘ |
| influenced |
aesthetic discussions of genius and madness
ⓘ
later theories of artistic inspiration ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ion
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
nature of knowledge
ⓘ
relationship between art and truth ⓘ role of the divine in art ⓘ status of poets in the city ⓘ |
| presentsView |
poet as inspired by the Muses
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poetic inspiration as divine madness ⓘ rhapsode as intermediary between gods and audience ⓘ |
| questions |
whether Ion can explain his own excellence in performance
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whether poetic performance is a technē ⓘ whether poets and rhapsodes speak by knowledge or inspiration ⓘ whether rhapsodes possess genuine knowledge ⓘ |
| questionsStatusOf |
poets as teachers of virtue
ⓘ
rhapsodes as experts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apology
ⓘ
Phaedrus ⓘ Republic ⓘ |
| setting | conversation between Socrates and Ion ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine possession
ⓘ
epistemology of poetry ⓘ nature of artistic expertise ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ rhapsodic performance ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
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