| Plato's Cratylus: The Comedy of Language Contributor(s): Ewegen, S. Montgomery (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253010446 ISBN-13: 9780253010445 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Movements - Phenomenology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 184 |
| LCCN: 2013010885 |
| Series: Studies in Continental Thought (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.18 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Plato's dialogue Cratylus focuses on being and human dependence on words, or the essential truths about the human condition. Arguing that comedy is an essential part of Plato's concept of language, S. Montgomery Ewegen asserts that understanding the comedic is key to an understanding of Plato's deeper philosophical intentions. Ewegen shows how Plato's view of language is bound to comedy through words and how, for Plato, philosophy has much in common with playfulness and the ridiculous. By tying words, language, and our often uneasy relationship with them to comedy, Ewegen frames a new reading of this notable Platonic dialogue. |