| #887174 in Books | 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-04 | Original language:Ancient Greek | PDF # 1 | 7.70 x.71 x5.08l,.41 | File type: PDF | 272 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Knowledgeable|By toronto|This is an excellent edition of the Theatetus, with a fine translation and a painstaking commentary/essay. The only drawback is the separation of the essay from the text, which either means having two copies (this is somewhat easier using the online Kindle version doubled up) or a lot of shifting back and forth. The commentary is particularly worthwhile
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 as: is knowledge purely subjective, composed of the ever-changing flow of impressions we receive from the outside world? Is it better thought of as "true belief"? Or is it, as many modern philosophe...
You easily download any file type for your device.Theatetus (Penguin Classics) | Plato. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
