Clitomachus
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Clitomachus was a Carthaginian-born philosopher who became a leading head of the Platonic Academy in Athens and a prominent proponent of Academic skepticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clitomachus canonical | 8 |
| Clitomachus of Carthage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8409253 — 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: Clitomachus Context triple: [Carneades, successor, Clitomachus]
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A.
Aristomachus
Aristomachus is a figure in Greek mythology, a descendant of Heracles and a member of the Heraclid royal lineage involved in the legendary return to the Peloponnese.
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B.
Ctesippus
Ctesippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Hyllus and thus a descendant of the hero Heracles.
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C.
Callicratidas
Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
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D.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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E.
Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
- 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: Clitomachus Target entity description: Clitomachus was a Carthaginian-born philosopher who became a leading head of the Platonic Academy in Athens and a prominent proponent of Academic skepticism.
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A.
Aristomachus
Aristomachus is a figure in Greek mythology, a descendant of Heracles and a member of the Heraclid royal lineage involved in the legendary return to the Peloponnese.
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B.
Ctesippus
Ctesippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Hyllus and thus a descendant of the hero Heracles.
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C.
Callicratidas
Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
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D.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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E.
Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academic skeptic
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of the Platonic Academy ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activityPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Clitomachus of Carthage
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linked to:
Clitomachus
Kleitomachos ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Carthage ⓘ |
| citizenship | Carthage ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Carthaginian
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linked to:
Punic (Carthaginian) people
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| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced | Cicero ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carneades ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending suspension of judgment
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leadership of the New Academy ⓘ systematizing the philosophy of Carneades ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Platonic Academy
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linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
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| movement |
Academic skepticism
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New Academy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
impossibility of certain knowledge
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probabilistic guidance for action ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Suspension of Judgment
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On the Withholding of Assent ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| originalName | Hasdrubal ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
epistemic fallibilism
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suspension of assent ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Academic skepticism
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Platonic Academy ⓘ
linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
|
| positionHeld | scholarch of the Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| region |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| studentOf | Carneades ⓘ |
| subjectOf | writings of Cicero ⓘ |
| taught | Academic skepticism ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Platonic Academy
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linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
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| timePeriod |
2nd century BC
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Clitomachus