Commentary on Plato's Cratylus
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Commentary on Plato's Cratylus is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s dialogue on the correctness of names and the metaphysical significance of language.
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| Commentary on Plato's Cratylus canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Commentary on Plato's Cratylus Context triple: [Proclus, mainWork, Commentary on Plato's Cratylus]
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Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker is the standard critical edition and collection of the surviving fragments and testimonia of the early Greek pre-Socratic philosophers, compiled by Hermann Diels and later revised by Walther Kranz.
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Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories is a late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia offers a detailed Neoplatonist exegesis and defense of Aristotle’s treatise on categories.
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Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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E.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Commentary on Plato's Cratylus Target entity description: Commentary on Plato's Cratylus is a Neoplatonic philosophical work by Proclus that offers an extensive exegesis of Plato’s dialogue on the correctness of names and the metaphysical significance of language.
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A.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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B.
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker
Die Fragmente der Vorsokratiker is the standard critical edition and collection of the surviving fragments and testimonia of the early Greek pre-Socratic philosophers, compiled by Hermann Diels and later revised by Walther Kranz.
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C.
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories is a late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia offers a detailed Neoplatonist exegesis and defense of Aristotle’s treatise on categories.
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D.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
-
E.
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Incoherence of the Philosophers is a landmark 11th-century work of Islamic philosophy and theology by Al-Ghazali that critiques the metaphysical doctrines of earlier Muslim philosophers and helped reshape the course of Islamic thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoplatonic commentary
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late antique Greek commentary ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosopher |
Iamblichus
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linked to:
Iamblichus of Chalcis
Plotinus ⓘ Syrianus ⓘ |
| author | Proclus ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAspect | links linguistic order to cosmic order ⓘ |
| epistemologicalAspect | examines how names contribute to knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
etymology of names
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relation between names and essences ⓘ role of the divine in naming ⓘ status of linguistic convention ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important witness to late antique philosophy of language
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major source for Neoplatonic interpretation of Cratylus ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Neoplatonic studies
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Platonic scholarship ⓘ history of philosophy of language ⓘ |
| interpretsNamesAs |
images of intelligible realities
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symbols of metaphysical structures ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
correctness of names
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metaphysical significance of language ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| ontologicalAspect | connects names to levels of being ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
epistemological role of names
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relation between language and reality ⓘ status of natural vs conventional naming ⓘ theology of the divine names ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolContext | Athenian Neoplatonic school ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Commentary on Plato's Parmenides
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Commentary on Plato's Republic ⓘ Commentary on Plato's Timaeus ⓘ Platonic Theology ⓘ |
| subgenre | commentary on a Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| theologicalAspect | discusses divine causality in naming ⓘ |
| title | Commentary on Plato's Cratylus ⓘ |
| treatsCratylusAs | part of a systematic Platonic theology ⓘ |
| treatsDialogueAs |
metaphysical text
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text on the hierarchy of being ⓘ theological text ⓘ |
| workCommentedOn | Cratylus ⓘ |
| workCommentedOnAuthor | Plato ⓘ |
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