GENERAL INDEX

Aarslef, H., 65-68, passim, 7ln82 Buffiere, F., 126nn84,85 Adamic doctrine, 66, 67 Burkert, W., 115n39, 130n107 ; on authorship Aeschylus, beliefinname-magicof, 146-147; of Derveni papyrus 125n83, 133n125; on etymologizing of, 144; on language and the dating of Derveni papyrus, 130n108; on world, 145-147 Democritus B26 157n241; on Derveni Alcmaeon, 143 commentator and Heraclitus 103n88, Allan, D.J., on Cratylus, 26-29,passim 132n120; onomatogony in Derveni Payrus, Allen, W.S., 57-58, 63nn45, 46, 72 98n67, 136-138; on Prodicus' synonyms, Allegory, 124-126, 129, 153; attacked by 152n206 Plato, 117-119; in Derveni Papyrus, 130- 139, passim; and etymology, 93, 101, 103, Calvert, B., 43-44, 177,178-179, 182n75 115-116,118-119,124,132;ofHomer, 92- Chantraine, 61-62 3, 113, 114-115; and Metrodorus of Cherniss, H., 176n47, 183n77 Lampsacus, 127; origins and aims of, 114- Classen, C.J., 149, 152, 154-155, 159 115 Coleman, R.G.G., 61n40 Anagnostopoulos, G., 4nl2, 21, 43n54, 47n74; Comenius, John Amos, 5, 56, 65, 68-72, 75, on the ideal language, 78n108, 85n136 79, 80; belief in names as definitions, 69,71- anamnesis, 104-106 72; knew the Cratylus, 69; Tentamen of, 70- Anaxagoras, 100, 102n84; as 'astronomer', 71; compared to Plato's ideal language, 70; 142; etymologizing of, 127-129; 'school thoroughness of, 71, 78n109 of', 126, 127-130, 142; theory of Nove;, Convention,4,32,33-34, 135,165, 171;and 128,129,142 custom, 170; and Democritus, 157-159; Annas, J., 36n25, 73n94, 76n101, 79, 169 O'KATlPOT1lP I Aristotle, 99; on Anaxagoras, 127, 128n96; on Cook Wilson, J., 52, 82n126 Antisthenes, 152n209; on Cratylus, 25-9, Correctness of names, 26, 71; difficult subject, passim; on Democritus, 157; on Empedocles, 15-16, 164; Prodicus on, 151-156 passim; 122nn61, 62; on Hippon, 100; on Pherecydes, Protagoras on, 147-151 passim; Socrates 120; on Prodicus, 151-152, 153; on denies knowledge of, 88; and tragedians, Protagoras, 148 145; and truth of statements, 37 'astronomy', 139-144 passim; of Cratylus, 4, 6, 25, 112, 186; arrogance of, 164- Anaxagoreans, 142; Plato's views on, 141; 165; attacked in final aporia 181-183; belief of Pythagoreans, 141-144; criticisms of, inknowledgethroughnames,172-173,174, 139-140 181; belief in naturalness of Greek, 11, 112, Austin, J.L., 52-53 136, 165, 173, cf 170; belief in non-fluxy names, 173-176; confused view of names, Baldinger, K., 59nn24,25 12-13, 165-167; in contrast to Derveni Barbarians, 8-9, 15, 19, 21, 38, 44, 83, 93 (cf commentator,136; contribution to Socrates' Greeks) theory, 15, 41, 44,47; denial offalse speaking Barnes, J., 137n147, 157n241, 179n64 11, 13, 36, 165-166; does not himself Barwick, K., 57n7, 97n65, 108n8 etymologize, 96; finger-waggling of, 26, Binder, G., and Liesenborghs, L., 152n208 28; Goldschmidt's view of, 95-96; Boehme, J., 66,67 (cf Adamic doctrine) Heracliteanismof,26,96-97,173,182,183; Boyance, P., on Demeter, 132; on Derveni mystical side of, 49, 112; notes consistency commentator 130nta7,132-133;on 'doctrine of etymologies, 174; on prescription and ofEuthyphro', 109-110, 141-144 description,ll-14,42,165;problemof,25- Breal, M., 60 30; refutation of, Ch. 6 passim; silence of, Brumbaugh, R., 89-90,91,94,96 14, 96,184; similarity to Socrates, 14, 143; INDEX 195

theory of, 8-15, 18, 21, 22, 38-39; view of Diogenes of Apollonia, 129-130, 142 (cf130- 1TpwTa OvOIJ.aTa, 171 139) The Cratylus, and Aeschylean etymologies, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 63n46; on the 145; centrality of etymologies to, 1-2, 187; Cratylus, 57, 86nl, 94n56, 97-98, 163 importance of, 1-7, 184-187; dating of, 2-3; Dissoi Logoi, 160 and the Derveni Papyrus, 132-138; Division, collection and, 4041 Dionysius' view of, 57, 86nl, 94n56, 97-98, Division, fallacy of, 31 163; etymologiesof,5,6,Chapters4and5passim; Empedocles,101n78, 122-124; and etymology connection with tool analogy, 98; of 1)>..1.0~, 124; and etymology of Hera, 124, contrasted to modern etymology, 56, 57- 125, 142; names of the roots, 122-123 65; failure to resolve arguments, 96, 100- Epicurus, see under Origin of language 101, 102, 141, 146-147, 174, 176; gulf Esperanto, 54, 185 between the two etymological methods, etymology (ancient), 119, 126; and allegory 56-57,72-80 passim; and Heraclitus, 161- qv; etymological principles 57-58; little 162; influenced by Euthyphro, 108-113; surviving pre-Plato, 97 -98; and name-magic, and the language of the gods, 112, 113; 162, cf 185, 187 mimetic etymology, 5, 56-57, 72-80 etymology (modern), 74, J. L. Austin's view passim, 173n37; need for length, 5-6,86- of, 52-53; place in modern linguistics, 59- 87, 96-98, 184-185; have parodic 60,62,74,185 function, 6, 79, 87, 95, 96; platonic and Euthyphro, 108-113 passim; and Derveni unplatonic 96; test out prescriptive theory, Commentator, 132-133; followers of, 100, 56; represent a history of Greek thought, 110; horses of, 90n23, 111; influence 93-94; reveal many opinions, 87, 88-99 throughout the etymologies, 108-111, 113; passim, 106; semantic etymology, 5, 56- inspiration of, 28, 90, 109, 111, 113, 117; 57,75,79, 173n37; 'static' etymology,5, mystical 'doctrine of, 109-110, 141; same 60-62; unifying feature of dialogue, 96 as Euthyphro of Euthyphro, 108; similarity relation to critical dialogues, 25, 3 5-36, 177- to later mystics of, 66; suggested source of 178, 183;relation to Rep. II, 116-119;relation divine etymologies, 95, 108, 110-111 to Timaeus49-50, 183; teasing quality of, 2, 36; well-written, 8, 13-16,30, 184 Fehling, D.,41, 148 Ferwerda, R., 102, 157n240, 159n250 Definition, 69-80 passim Finalaporia, 176-183;badargumentforForms? Democritus, 126, 156-160; believed in 176-177; ad hominem attack on Cratylus, convention,157-160;etymologizingof,126, 181-183; good argument for non-fluxy 156-157, 158, 159, 160; was he read by sensibles? 177-178; link to rest of dialogue, Plato? 157, 159n250, 160; semiotic theory 180-183 of, 158-159 Fine, G., 33,34-37, 38n34 Derbolav, J., 1nl, 6n13 First Names (1TpwTa ovo!J.aTa), 36, 45, 56, Derveni Papyrus and commentator, 98n67, 62-5,67,73, 76-78,167-172passim, 174n41; 118, 125n83, 127, 128, 130-139, 140, 142; arbitrary nature of, 64,171; divine origin of, contrasted to Socrates,134; and the Cratylus, 112, 145; as limit of flux and stability, 94; 132-138; dating of, 130; language theory of, list view of 1Tpi0Ta, 165-167; and sound­ 133-139; shortcomings of, 138-139; theory symbolism, 63-64; variations on 1Tpi0Ta of onomatogony, 136-138 theory, 171-172 Descriptive theory 4, 5, 60; Plato not interested Flux, 6,53,141,175,179;andCratylus,26-29, in,43, 52, 55, 62,68 (cfprescriptive theory) 95-96, 147, 173, 174; in the final aporia, Dialectician, 4, 6, 45-47,49, 64, 80, 82, 118; 179-183; flux of sensibles 176-178; flux only proper user of ideal language, 186; theory not refuted in Cratylus, 96; generally relation to namegiver, 46, 53, 58n20, 74, held, 97, 102-103, 110nl5, 173, 185; of 113, 117, 119, 135, 175; source of names 12,13, 171, 173, 174, 175, 181-183; purification, 109, 112; relation to teacher, and Pherecydes, 121; revealed in 46 etymologies, 93, 94, 127 Didymus the Blind, 152 Forms, 3, 94, 176-183; at 389,43-44, n54; at Diels, H., 130, 142n164, 156, 161n260 439-440,4344, 177-181;argumentfor176- Diodorus Cronus, 19n43 177; Form of Knowledge, 178-179; gap Diodorus Siculus, 159n248 between Forms and flux 12, 13, 147, 180;