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Set immediately prior to the trial and execution of Socrates in 399 BC, Theaetetus shows the great philosopher considering the nature of knowledge itself, in a debate with the geometrician Theodorus and his young follower Theaetetus. Their dialogue covers many questions, such... Read Full Overview

Plato's dialogue Theaetetus asks the question of what knowledge is, how human beings acquire it, and how knowledge relates to both perception and judgement. This dialogue is told as a frame story, whereby Euclid and a friend are read a dialogue from the time Theaetetus was a... Read Full Overview

'What exactly is knowledge?'

Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman are a trilogy of Platonic dialogues that show Socrates formulating his conception of philosophy as he prepares the defense for his trial. Originally published together as The Being of the Beautiful, these... Read Full Overview

A systematic treatment of the question, "What is knowledge?", this masterpiece from Plato's later period features a dialogue between Socrates and his student, Theaetetus. Translation by Francis M. Cornford, who provides extensive commentaries.

Theaetetus by Plato - Socrates and Theaetetus discuss three definitions of knowledge: knowledge as being nothing but perception, knowledge as being true judgment, and, finally, knowledge as a true judgment with an account. Any profits made from the sale of this book will go towards... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

In 427 B.C., the Ancient Greek city-state of Athens was flourishing. Approximately 80 years earlier, the Athenians had formed the first self-representative democracy in history, the Peloponnesian War against Sparta had only just started, and Socrates was only beginning to lay... Read Full Overview

"Theaetetus" is a dialogue by Plato from his middle period, written sometime around 369 BC. It is widely considered to be one of his best works and remains a significant contribution to the philosophy of knowledge. The work is framed as a dialogue between Socrates and a promising,... Read Full Overview

Ces trois textes appartiennent aux dialogues metaphoriques du corpus platonicien et font de Platon un des premiers historiens de la philosophie . En effet ces trois dialogues, fictifs, sont une etude des oppositions foncieres de la pensee sous forme d'histoire synoptique de la... Read Full Overview

um di logo plat nico sobre a natureza do conhecimento, talvez sendo apresentado pela primeira vez na Filosofia, o confronto entre verdade e relativismo.

EUCLID: Have you only just arrived from the country, Terpsion?TERPSION: No, I came some time ago: and I have been in the Agora looking for you, and wondering that I could not find you.EUCLID: But I was not in the city.TERPSION: Where then?EUCLID: As I was going down to the harbour,... Read Full Overview

Theaetetus records the first critical attempt to come to grips with certain intricate and vexing problems of human knowledge. What is required in the interest of philosophy is a theory of knowledge. The historical importance of the Theaetetus is that the chief problems in this... Read Full Overview