Commentary on Plato's Cratylus
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Commentary on Plato's Cratylus is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s dialogue on the correctness of names and the metaphysical significance of language.
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| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic commentary
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late antique Greek commentary ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher |
Iamblichus
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Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAspect | links linguistic order to cosmic order ⓘ |
| epistemologicalAspect | examines how names contribute to knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
etymology of names
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relation between names and essences ⓘ role of the divine in naming ⓘ status of linguistic convention ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important witness to late antique philosophy of language
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major source for Neoplatonic interpretation of Cratylus ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Neoplatonic studies
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Platonic scholarship ⓘ history of philosophy of language ⓘ |
| interpretsNamesAs |
images of intelligible realities
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symbols of metaphysical structures ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
correctness of names
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metaphysical significance of language ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| ontologicalAspect | connects names to levels of being ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
epistemological role of names
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relation between language and reality ⓘ status of natural vs conventional naming ⓘ theology of the divine names ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolContext | Athenian Neoplatonic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Commentary on Plato's Parmenides
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Commentary on Plato's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Plato's Timaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonic Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | commentary on a Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| theologicalAspect | discusses divine causality in naming ⓘ |
| title | Commentary on Plato's Cratylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatsCratylusAs | part of a systematic Platonic theology ⓘ |
| treatsDialogueAs |
metaphysical text
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text on the hierarchy of being ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| workCommentedOn | Cratylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCommentedOnAuthor | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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