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050 4 _aB
_aPA
100 1 _aPlato,
_d428? BCE-348? BCE
245 1 0 _aCratylus
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1999
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cratylus_(dialogue)
500 _aRelease date is 1999-01-01
508 _aSue Asscher
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aClassical literature
653 _aLanguage and languages -- Philosophy
700 1 _aJowett, Benjamin,
_d1817-1893
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1616
999 _c43732
_d43732