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Plato's Cratylus is a brilliant but enigmatic dialogue. It bears on a topic, the relation of language to knowledge, which has never ceased to be of central philosophical importance, but tackles it in ways which at times look alien to us. In this reappraisal of the dialogue, Professor Sedley argues that the etymologies which take up well over half of it are not an embarrassing lapse or semi-private joke on Plato's part. On the contrary, if taken seriously as they should be, they are the key to understanding both the dialogue itself and Plato's linguistic philosophy more broadly. The book's main argument is so formulated as to be intelligible to readers with no knowledge of Greek, and will have a significant impact both on the study of Plato and on the history of linguistic thought.
Plato's Cratylus is a brilliant but enigmatic dialogue. It bears on a topic, the relation of language to knowledge, which has never ceased to be of central philosophical importance, but tackles it in ways which at times look alien to us. In this reappraisal of the dialogue, Professor Sedley argues that the etymologies which take up well over half of it are not an embarrassing lapse or semi-private joke on Plato's part. On the contrary, if taken seriously as they should be, they are the key to understanding both the dialogue itself and Plato's linguistic philosophy more broadly. The book's main argument is so formulated as to be intelligible to readers with no knowledge of Greek, and will have a significant impact both on the study of Plato and on the history of linguistic thought.
Über den Autor
David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Cambridge. He is the author, with A. A. Long, of The Hellenistic Philosophers (1987; Vol. 1: HB [...]; PB [...]; Vol. 2 SBN: HB [...]; PB [...]), author of Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom (1998: [...]) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (2003; HB [...]; PB [...]).
Zusammenfassung
Plato’s Cratylus is a brilliant but enigmatic dialogue. It bears on a topic, the relation of language to knowledge, which has never ceased to be of central philosophical importance. This book presents a global reinterpretation of the Cratylus and is designed to be accessible to anyone interested either in Plato or in the history of linguistic thought. The main text does not presuppose prior expertise in Plato or knowledge of Greek, and such scholarly aspects are confined to the footnotes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Author and text; 2. Plato the etymologist; 3. Linguistic science; 4. Etymology at work; 5. The dominance of flux; 6. The limits of etymology; 7. A Platonic outcome; References; Index locorum; General index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Philosophie |
Jahrhundert: | Antike |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780521034029 |
ISBN-10: | 0521034027 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Sedley, David |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 12 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Sedley |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.06.2007 |
Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |
Über den Autor
David Sedley is Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy in the University of Cambridge. He is the author, with A. A. Long, of The Hellenistic Philosophers (1987; Vol. 1: HB [...]; PB [...]; Vol. 2 SBN: HB [...]; PB [...]), author of Lucretius and the Transformation of Greek Wisdom (1998: [...]) and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy (2003; HB [...]; PB [...]).
Zusammenfassung
Plato’s Cratylus is a brilliant but enigmatic dialogue. It bears on a topic, the relation of language to knowledge, which has never ceased to be of central philosophical importance. This book presents a global reinterpretation of the Cratylus and is designed to be accessible to anyone interested either in Plato or in the history of linguistic thought. The main text does not presuppose prior expertise in Plato or knowledge of Greek, and such scholarly aspects are confined to the footnotes.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Author and text; 2. Plato the etymologist; 3. Linguistic science; 4. Etymology at work; 5. The dominance of flux; 6. The limits of etymology; 7. A Platonic outcome; References; Index locorum; General index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Philosophie |
Jahrhundert: | Antike |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9780521034029 |
ISBN-10: | 0521034027 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Sedley, David |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Maße: | 229 x 152 x 12 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Sedley |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.06.2007 |
Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |
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