TY - BOOK AU - Plato AU - Zambas,Kyriakos TI - Κρατύλος AV - B PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Language and languages -- Philosophy N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(dialogue) Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(Plato); Release date is 2011-01-08; Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Κρατύλος" 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 inherently connected to what they signify. The dialogue explores etymologies of divine names and abstract concepts, debates the origin of language, and examines which sounds best express certain qualities. Ultimately, Socrates questions whether studying language can truly lead to philosophical understanding compared to studying things themselves. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34879 ER -