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Cratylus

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato · Benjamin Jowett

FormatEbook
Published1999
Words52,804
LanguageEnglish
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Plato's dialogue examines whether names are naturally connected to the things they signify or arise merely from human convention, staging a debate between Cratylus, Hermogenes, and Socrates. It suits readers of ancient philosophy and anyone interested in early theories of language and meaning.

428? BCE-348? BCE Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher active in the 4th and 5th centuries BCE, who wrote philosophical dialogues. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens and for foundational contributions to Western philosophy, including works on ethics, politics, and metaphysics.

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