Cratylus
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Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
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philosophical work → |
| attributedTo | Plato → |
| author | Plato → |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century BCE → |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue → |
| discussesConcept |
Heraclitus
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surface form: "Heraclitean flux"
conventionalism about language → etymology → mimesis → naturalism about language → truth of names → |
| examines | etymological explanations of Greek words → |
| exploresQuestion | whether names are correct by nature or by convention → |
| featuresCharacter |
Cratylus
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surface form: "Cratylus (character)"
Hermogenes → Socrates → |
| genre | philosophical dialogue → |
| hasCharacterRole |
Cratylus as interlocutor
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Hermogenes as interlocutor → Socrates as main speaker → |
| hasForm | dramatic dialogue → |
| hasPhilosophicalField |
epistemology
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metaphysics → philosophy of language → |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
critical of simple conventionalism about names
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critical of strict naturalism about names → |
| influenced |
Stoic theories of language
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later philosophy of language → medieval linguistic thought → |
| language | Ancient Greek → |
| mainTheme |
correctness of names
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nature of names → philosophy of language → relation between language and reality → |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek → |
| partOf | Platonic dialogues → |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
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Platonic philosophy → |
| questions | possibility of stable meaning in a changing world → |
| relatedWork |
Republic
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Sophists →
surface form: "Sophist"
Theaetetus → |
| setIn | Athens → |
| workByAuthor | Plato → |
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this entity surface form: "Cratylus (character)"