n the dialogue, Socrates is asked by two men, Cratylus and Hermogenes, to tell them whether names are "conventional" or "natural", that is, whether language is a system of arbitrary signs or whether words have an intrinsic relation to the things they signify.
- | Author: Plato, Hollybook
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jan 05, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 122 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1523251786
- | ISBN-13: 9781523251780