Plato's Cratylus

S. Montgomery Ewegen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College.

Ewegen's monograph is a stimulating examination of an understudied issue. The project is an essential one, and Ewegen is good in demonstrating how the comic/tragic dichotomy can contribute to a deeper understanding of other tensions within the text. More studies like these are needed: studies that make use of philosophical debate in order to contribute to a broader philological understanding of Platonic dialogue.(Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. First Words 2. Marking the Limits 3. A Question of Inheritance 4. The Nature of Nature 5. Technological Language 6. A Homeric Inheritance 7. What Words Will 8. The Tragedy of Cratylus Conclusion: The Comedy of the Cratylus NotesBibliographyIndex