Today we examine Plato's ideas on the philosophy of language in the Cratylus. Are names and words based on truth or on usage? Can we learn the nature of a thing by examining its name? How do letters work and where did they come from? All these questions and more will be answered.
 
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Today we examine Plato's ideas on the philosophy of language in the Cratylus. Are names and words based on truth or on usage? Can we learn the nature of a thing by examining its name? How do letters work and where did they come from? All these questions and more will be answered. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophybythebook/

Today we examine Plato's ideas on the philosophy of language in the Cratylus. Are names and words based on truth or on usage? Can we learn the nature of a thing by examining its name? How do letters work and where did they come from? All these questions and more will be answered.
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Facebook:&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/philosophybythebook/

Philosophy by the Book Episode 13: Plato's Cratylus

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Philosophy by the Book Episode 13: Plato's Cratylus

Philosophy by the Book Episode 13: Plato's Cratylus