Platonic letters
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The Platonic letters are a collection of epistles attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, whose authenticity is debated but which have historically been used to illuminate his life, political involvement, and philosophical views.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letters of Plato | 1 |
| Platonic letters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8206049 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Platonic letters Context triple: [Platonic corpus, hasPart, Platonic letters]
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A.
Dialogues of Plato
Dialogues of Plato is a foundational collection of philosophical texts in which the ancient Greek thinker Plato explores ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology through conversations, often featuring Socrates as the central character.
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Late dialogues of Plato
The Late dialogues of Plato are a group of his final philosophical works, marked by more complex, technical treatments of metaphysics, logic, and method than his earlier writings.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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D.
Socratic dialogues of Plato
The Socratic dialogues of Plato are a series of philosophical texts in which Socrates engages interlocutors through probing questions to explore ethics, knowledge, justice, and the nature of reality.
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E.
Deipnosophistae
Deipnosophistae is an ancient Greek work by Athenaeus that presents a wide-ranging compilation of literary, historical, and gastronomic knowledge in the form of learned banqueting conversations.
- 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: Platonic letters Target entity description: The Platonic letters are a collection of epistles attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, whose authenticity is debated but which have historically been used to illuminate his life, political involvement, and philosophical views.
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A.
Dialogues of Plato
Dialogues of Plato is a foundational collection of philosophical texts in which the ancient Greek thinker Plato explores ethics, politics, metaphysics, and epistemology through conversations, often featuring Socrates as the central character.
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B.
Late dialogues of Plato
The Late dialogues of Plato are a group of his final philosophical works, marked by more complex, technical treatments of metaphysics, logic, and method than his earlier writings.
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C.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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D.
Socratic dialogues of Plato
The Socratic dialogues of Plato are a series of philosophical texts in which Socrates engages interlocutors through probing questions to explore ethics, knowledge, justice, and the nature of reality.
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E.
Deipnosophistae
Deipnosophistae is an ancient Greek work by Athenaeus that presents a wide-ranging compilation of literary, historical, and gastronomic knowledge in the form of learned banqueting conversations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
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collection of letters ⓘ pseudo-epigraphic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Academy of Plato
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
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| attributedTo | Plato ⓘ |
| authenticityStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| circulatedInAntiquity | yes ⓘ |
| contains |
Seventh Letter account of Plato’s three voyages to Sicily
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reflections on writing and unwritten doctrines ⓘ |
| containsAutobiographicalMaterialAbout | Plato ⓘ |
| containsLetter |
Eighth Letter
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Eleventh Letter ⓘ Fifth Letter ⓘ First Letter ⓘ Fourth Letter ⓘ Ninth Letter ⓘ Second Letter ⓘ Seventh Letter ⓘ Sixth Letter ⓘ Tenth Letter ⓘ Third Letter ⓘ Thirteenth Letter ⓘ Twelfth Letter ⓘ |
| discusses |
Plato’s involvement with Dion of Syracuse
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dangers of political power ⓘ philosopher’s role in politics ⓘ politics of Syracuse ⓘ |
| genre | epistolary literature ⓘ |
| historicallyTransmittedWith | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretation of Plato’s political activity
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later Platonic biography ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| letterConsideredMostPossiblyAuthentic | Seventh Letter ⓘ |
| letterConsideredPossiblyAuthentic | Eighth Letter ⓘ |
| mainlyPreservedIn | manuscripts of Plato’s works ⓘ |
| philosophicalThemes |
ethics
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philosopher-king ideal ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| questionedBy | classical philologists ⓘ |
| questionedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Platonic dialogues
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linked to:
Dialogues of Plato
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| scholarlyConsensusOnAuthenticity | mostly spurious ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Hellenistic period (for most letters, according to many scholars) ⓘ |
| traditionalNumberOfLetters | 13 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ancient biographers of Plato
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modern historians of philosophy ⓘ |
| usedToIlluminate |
Plato’s philosophical views
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Plato’s political involvement ⓘ life of Plato ⓘ |
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linked to: Platonic letters