Cratylus
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Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cratylus canonical | 8 |
| Cratylus (character) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Plato ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Heraclitus
ⓘ
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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cratylus (character)
Hermogenes ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Cratylus as interlocutor
ⓘ
Hermogenes as interlocutor ⓘ Socrates as main speaker ⓘ |
| hasForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalField |
epistemology
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
later philosophy of language ⓘ medieval linguistic thought ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
correctness of names
ⓘ
nature of names ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ relation between language and reality ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Ancient Greek philosophy
ⓘ
Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| questions | possibility of stable meaning in a changing world ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Republic
ⓘ
Sophists ⓘ
surface form:
Sophist
Theaetetus ⓘ |
| setIn | Athens ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Plato ⓘ |
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Subject: Cratylus Description of subject: Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Cratylus (character)