Cratylus 439D3–440C1 : Its texts, its arguments, and why it is not about forms

Bochumer Philosophisches Jahrbuch Fur Antike Und Mittelalter 23 (1):1-32 (2020)
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Some interpreters take the arguments at Cratylus 439D3–440C1 to argue for Forms. Some interpreters also believe that these arguments are elliptical or contain lacunae. I accept that the arguments are elliptical. However, I deny that they contain lacunae. I present the most natural construal of the text and argue that it neither trades on Forms nor postulates Forms. To make my case, I show that Cratylus 439D3–440C1 has a modest end, which is to refute a particular notion of flux.

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