THE NATURALIST THEORY OF NAMES IN PLATO'S "CRATYLUS"
This article aims to conduct a detailed analysis of Plato’s work Cratylus, proposing that it is organized according to a dialectal pattern in which the philosopher strives to refute two inadequate philosophical positions: those of Euthydemus and Protagoras. We identify that the central problem of th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repositorio: | Pólemos (Brasília) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/54181 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/polemos/article/view/54181 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Platão. Crátilo. Linguagem. Categorização. Forma. Plato. Cratylus. Language. Categorization. Forms. |
| Sumario: | This article aims to conduct a detailed analysis of Plato’s work Cratylus, proposing that it is organized according to a dialectal pattern in which the philosopher strives to refute two inadequate philosophical positions: those of Euthydemus and Protagoras. We identify that the central problem of these theories lies in their ontological foundations, as both articulate a world devoid of logical-ontological criteria governing the use of language. Plato criticizes these positions, exposing their undesirable consequences, particularly in the ethical and epistemological domains. The main thesis of this article is that Plato endeavors to delineate, in contrast to these two eccentric theses, a minimal philosophical project that allows for the typification of beings into different categories, in accordance with objective and enduring properties (εἴδη, “forms”). This project aims to support the methodological viability of language, dialectics, and ethics. |
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