TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plato
AU  - Jowett,Benjamin
TI  - Cratylus
AV  - BPA 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Classical literature
KW  - Language and languages -- Philosophy
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(dialogue); Release date is 1999-01-01; Sue Asscher; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Cratylus" by Plato is a dialogue written during Plato's middle period. Two men ask Socrates whether names are conventional or natural—whether language consists of arbitrary signs or words have intrinsic connections to what they signify. Through extensive etymological exploration, Socrates examines the origins of divine names and abstract concepts, testing theories about how language captures reality. The dialogue probes fundamental questions about meaning, communication, and whether studying words can lead to philosophical truth about the nature of things themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1616
ER  -