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He who gave the names must necessarily have known; otherwise, as I have been saying all along, they would not be names at all. And there is a decisive proof that the name-giver did not miss the truth, one which you must accept; for otherwise his names would not be so universally consistent. Have you not yourself noticed in speaking that all names were formed by the same method and with the same end in view?Socrates
But that, Cratylus, is no counter argument. For if the giver of names erred in the beginning
But that, Cratylus, is no counter argument. For if the giver of names erred in the beginning