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Cratylus

Author
Plato
Read by
George Easton
Language
English
Length
2 hours 23 minutes
ISBN
9781787366336
Published
18 March 2023
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Language
  • Semantics
  • Ontology
  • Epistemology
  • Communication
  • Speech
  • Naming
  • Word
  • Definition
  • Nature

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Cratylus, written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, is an exploration of the nature of language and its relationship to reality. In this dialogue, Plato engages in a discourse with two interlocutors, Hermogenes and Cratylus, about the distinction between conventional and natural languages. Through this discussion, Plato suggests that language is an expression of knowledge which can be used to understand reality. Read in English, unabridged.

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Plato (c. 427–347 BCE) wrote the dialogues in which Socrates thinks aloud — justice, love, the shape of a good city. Philosophy here is drama. Interactive Media keeps those conversations in circulation.

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