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Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part Two)

Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast


Ep. 324: Plato's "Cratylus" on Language (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Continuing on Plato's mid-period dialogue about language. Is attaching a word to a thing, i.e. naming it, like other activities such as carpentry or sewing that can go wrong? Can we put the "form" of a thing into letters and syllabus of its name? We go through many examples where Socrates claims to have done just that. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and a supporter-exclusive part three to this discussion.
Released:
Sep 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.