Plato’s Cratylus
The Naming of Nature and the Nature of Naming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23248226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allan Silverman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Pages | 25-71 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy: Volume X (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198240471.003.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W4388371325 |
| ISBN | 9780198240471 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Cratylus is Plato’s only dialogue-length treatment of an issue which today we would consider to be part of the philosophy of language. While his way of putting the question under consideration – ‘What is [the cause of] the correctness of names?’–and the proposed answers–convention or nature–are slightly unusual, the nexus of elements which dominate his discussion is quite familiar. The Cratylus is an investigation into the problem of how names hook on to the world. and the familiar triad of the world, language, and speakers properly serve as the three points from which we are to triangulate an answer.
Algorithm · Convention · Correctness · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Nexus (standard) · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of mind · Social science · Sociology · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |