Ideas from 'Cratylus' by Plato [375 BCE], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Complete Works' by Plato (ed/tr Cooper,John M.) [Hackett 1997,0-87220-349-2]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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Wisdom is called 'beautiful', because it performs fine works
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
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Good people are no different from wise ones
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2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic
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A dialectician is someone who knows how to ask and to answer questions
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3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth
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Truths say of what is that it is, falsehoods say of what is that it is not
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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A name is a sort of tool
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A name-giver might misname something, then force other names to conform to it
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Things must be known before they are named, so it can't be the names that give us knowledge
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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Anyone who knows a thing's name also knows the thing
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change
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How can beauty have identity if it changes?
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7. Existence / E. Categories / 2. Categorisation
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We only succeed in cutting if we use appropriate tools, not if we approach it randomly
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity
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Doesn't each thing have an essence, just as it has other qualities?
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences
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Things don't have every attribute, and essence isn't private, so each thing has an essence
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism
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Is the being or essence of each thing private to each person?
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
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If we made a perfect duplicate of Cratylus, there would be two Cratyluses
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism
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There can't be any knowledge if things are constantly changing
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 2. Psuche
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Soul causes the body to live, and gives it power to breathe and to be revitalized
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / a. Nature of virtue
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'Arete' signifies lack of complexity and a free-flowing soul
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27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 5. Species
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The natural offspring of a lion is called a 'lion' (but what about the offspring of a king?)
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
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Even the gods love play
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