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ship of fools

an allegory, originating from Book VI of Plato's Republic, about a ship with a dysfunctional crew
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ship of fools

Summary

ship of fools is an allegory[1]. It draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (allegory category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • ship of fools is the creator of Plato[3].
  • ship of fools's instance of is recorded as allegory[4].
  • ship of fools's Commons category is recorded as Narrenschiff[5].
  • ship of fools's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0119186j[6].
  • ship of fools's Iconclass notation is recorded as 43A1221[7].
  • ship of fools's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as ship_of_fools[8].

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Works and Contributions

ship of fools is the creator of Plato[3].

Why It Matters

ship of fools draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (allegory category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

Plato

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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