The belief anything can be “talked about” in words was certainly held by the early Greek philosophers Socrates (469–399 bc), Plato (427–347 bc), and Aristotle (384–322 bc). This attitude ignored the current mystery cults of the time which asserted you had to “experience” some things which could not be communicated in words. Examples might be the gods, truth, justice, the arts, beauty, and love.
