Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in context : ancient theories of language and naming /

Proclus' Commentary on the Cratylus in context : ancient theories of language and naming /

The Cratylus contains Plato's important, yet ambiguous discussion of language. By studying the reception of this text in antiquity, this book explores the various ideas on language and its relation to philosophy in the Platonic tradition. This discussion provides the backdrop for a detailed ana...

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Main Author: Berg, R. M. van den 1970-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Philosophia antiqua, v. 112
Philosophia Antiqua 112.
Philosophia Antiqua Online, ISBN: 9789004319752.

Subjects:

Plato. > Cratylus.
Proclus, > ca. 410-485. > In Platonis Cratylum commentaria.
Cratylus (Plato)
Language and languages > Philosophy.

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Call Number: B367.P763 B47 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Materials /
  • R.M. Van Den Berg
  • Chapter One. Plato's Cratylus And Aristotle's De Interpretatione: Setting The Scene /
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  • Chapter Two. The Middle Platonists: Constructing Platonic Doctrines /
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  • Chapter Three. Porphyry's Aristotelian Semantic Theory And Proclus' Platonic Criticism Of It /
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  • Chapter Four. Proclus' Commentary On The Cratylus (I): The Issue Of The Correctness Of Names /
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  • Chapter Five. Proclus' Commentary On The Cratylus (II): Naming, Dialectic, And The Divine Intellect /
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  • Chapter Six. Proclus' Commentary On The Cratylus (III): Learning From Divine Names /
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  • Chapter Seven. After Proclus /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Indices /
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