Article ID: CBB001451439

Grammatikĕ in Plato and Aristotle (2014)

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he term grammatik appears frequently in Plato and Aristotle as the name of an art or science that can serve as a paradigm of knowledge. It is typically rendered into English by the cognate `grammar.' A close look at relevant passages, however, makes it clear that this translation is inadequate. The term never refers to grammar. Rather, grammatik signifies the basic art of associating letters with sounds and connecting letters to represent speech. The art of letters is the basis of reading and writing--the art of literacy. When the term is understood correctly, a number of difficult passages become clear.

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Authors & Contributors
Brecht Buekenhout
Rareș Ilie Marinescu
Smith, C. U. M.
Warren, James
Taylor, C. C. W.
Smith, Christopher Upham Murray
Concepts
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Medicine
Pythagoreanism
Writing
Classification
Time Periods
Ancient
4th century, B.C.
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
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