Plato's Cratylus
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Part of Cambridge Studies in the Dialogues of Plato
- Author: David Sedley, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: September 2007
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521034029
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This book presents a global reintrepretation of the Cratylus, which bears on the relationship of language to knowledge, a topic that has never ceased to be of central philosophical importance. It is designed to be accessible to anyone interested either in Plato or in the history of linguistic thought. The main text does not presuppose prior expertise in Plato or knowledge of Greek; such scholarly aspects are confined to the footnotes.
Read more- A serious attempt to show how the study of etymology fits into Plato's philosophical outlook
- Illuminates the importance of the Cratylus for understanding both Plato's work as a whole, and his own conception of it
- Written to be accessible to students and non-specialists and assumes no prior knowledge of Plato or of Greek
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"...impressive monography...even those sceptical of whether Plato was ever a Platonist might find Sedley's double-dating of the Cratylus persuasive, and...somewhat liberating."
-A.D. Carpenter, Department of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews, Ancient PhilosophyCustomer reviews
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- Date Published: September 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521034029
- length: 204 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 150 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.32kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Author and text
2. Plato the etymologist
3. Linguistic science
4. Etymology at work
5. The dominance of flux
6. The limits of etymology
7. A Platonic outcome
References
Index locorum
General index.
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