On the latter portion of Plato's middle-period dialogue, where Plato argues to Cratylus that even if names (words) were devised to somehow depict the things they stand for, that wouldn't guarantee that they ACCURATELY describe the world. You can't look at the definitions of words to learn about the world; you have to actually investigate the world directly. Follow along with us in the text, starting at the bottom of p. 144. This also serves as part three to The Partially Examined Life's episode #324. However, this should be understandable without listening to any of that. Get all Closereads recordings ad-free at patreon.com/closereadsphilosophy. The post Ep. 324: Plato’s “Cratylus” on Language (Part Three/Closereads) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

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