•Plato's
Cratylus
•Aristotle
–"Language
is by convention, since no names arise naturally" (De
interpretatione 16a 27).
–"Speech
is the representation of the experiences of the mind, and writing is
the representation of speech" (De interpretatione
16a 4-5).
•The
Stoics: Words/naming are/is intrinsic.
•