Theaetetus by Robin Waterfield, Plato

Theaetetus

Robin Waterfield, Plato

272 pages first pub -400 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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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 dialogu...

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informative 83%
reflective 83%
challenging 66%
inspiring 33%

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fast 20%

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