Democritus' fragment 26 Diels/Kranz contains four allegedly Democritean arguments in favour of the thesis that names are conventional and against the opposite thesis that they have a natural relation to their referents. In this paper I discuss the fragment's text, interpretation and authenticity.

Democritus B26, on Names / Francesco Ademollo. - STAMPA. - (2003), pp. 33-42. (Intervento presentato al convegno Cambridge Conference in Ancient Etymology, 25–27 Sept. 2000).

Democritus B26, on Names

ADEMOLLO, FRANCESCO
2003

Abstract

Democritus' fragment 26 Diels/Kranz contains four allegedly Democritean arguments in favour of the thesis that names are conventional and against the opposite thesis that they have a natural relation to their referents. In this paper I discuss the fragment's text, interpretation and authenticity.
2003
Etymologia: Studies in Ancient Etymology. Proceedings of the Cambridge Conference in Ancient Etymology, 25–27 Sept. 2000
Cambridge Conference in Ancient Etymology, 25–27 Sept. 2000
Francesco Ademollo
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