On Plato's Cratylus

• Grant number: 08/02451-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: June 01, 2008
• End date: April 30, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - History of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Marco Antônio de Ávila Zingano
• Grantee: Alberto Moniz da Rocha Barros Neto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 05/58322-7 - The philosophy of Aristotle, AP.TEM

Abstract

The "Cratylus" raises significant problems of interpretation and has become an eminent object of academic study in recent years. There exists an interesting gap in modern readings of the "Cratylus" when compared to the Antient ones (especially the commentary by Proclus). If neo-platonic commentators understand the dialogue as central to Platonism, Analytic philosophers of recent years tend to regard it as of marginal importance and tend to emphasize its epistemology. In my thesis I try to downplay more recent interpretations and reconstruct what is interesting in the Antient readings in modern terms. The "Cratylus" presents a metaphysical notion of "name" which touches on little regarded aspects of Platonism. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

BARROS NETO, Alberto Moniz da Rocha. On Platos Cratylus.. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.