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  1. Socrates, the ‘What is F-ness?’ Question, and the Priority of Definition.Justin Clark - 2022 - Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie 104 (4):597-632.
    In the so-called ‘dialogues of definition,’ Socrates appears to endorse the ‘priority of definition.’ This principle states that an agent cannot know anything about F-ness (its instances, examples, properties, etc.) without knowing what F-ness is (the definition of F-ness). Not only is this principle implausible, it is also difficult to square with Socrates’ method. In employing his method, Socrates appeals to truths about the instances and properties of F-ness, even while pursuing definitional knowledge; meanwhile, he holds that one cannot know (...)
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