Making Sense of δήλωμα (Plato’s Cratylus, 423 b and Beyond)
In this paper I aim to discuss the notion of δήλωμα which can be found for the first time in the extant Greek literature in Plato, Cratylus 423 b, by analysing the philosophical argument of bodily imitation and language. I aim to show that this portion of text in particular contains extraordinary or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Center for Hellenic Studies
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Akropolis |
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| Online Access: | http://helenskestudije.me/ojs/index.php/jhs/article/view/4 |
| Summary: | In this paper I aim to discuss the notion of δήλωμα which can be found for the first time in the extant Greek literature in Plato, Cratylus 423 b, by analysing the philosophical argument of bodily imitation and language. I aim to show that this portion of text in particular contains extraordinary original material which has no parallel in other Platonic works. I shall also discuss the notion of δήλωμα in critical relation to μίμημα and σημεῖον, with reference to the Cratylus, the Sophist and other philosophical works posterior to Plato. |
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| ISSN: | 2536-572X 2536-5738 |