Description
This study offers a ckomprehensive new interpretation of one of Plato's dialogues, the Cratylus. Throughout, the book combines analysis of Plato's arguments with attentiveness to his philosophical method.
Table of Contents
Preface, Introduction: The Argument of the Cratylus, I. From Convention to Nature, II. The Second Stage of Naturalism: Function and Genre in the Etymologies, III. The Third Stage of Naturalism: Mimetic Correctness, IV. Natural Correctness Re-examined, V. From Names to Things, VI. The Cratylus and After: Names and Logoi, VII. The Cratylus and After: False Statement, Bibliography, General Index, Index Locorum
