Project Gutenberg 1999-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 2724 Plato -428 -348 Πλάτων Jowett, Benjamin 1817 1893 Jowett, William Theaetetus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaetetus_(dialogue) Socrates Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger "The Theaetetus" by Plato is a philosophical dialogue likely written in the late 4th century BC. The work explores the nature of knowledge through an exchange between Socrates, the protagonist, and a young mathematician named Theaetetus, as they dissect various definitions and theories regarding the essence of knowledge. At the start of the dialogue, we learn of Theaetetus's unfortunate condition, having been wounded and brought back from battle, which sets a reflective tone surrounding his potential. Socrates directly engages Theaetetus, leading him in a dialectical examination that begins with the definition of knowledge as "sensible perception," drawing on Protagorean thought. The conversation unfolds into deeper explorations involving perception, opinion, and falsehoods, revealing the complexities behind defining knowledge itself, while showcasing Socrates’s midwifery-like role in drawing out ideas from Theaetetus. This opening section sets the foundation for a rigorous philosophical inquiry that probes the limits of human understanding and cognition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Classical literature Knowledge, Theory of -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Philosophy Category: Classics of Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 454798 2025-08-01T10:53:16.879924 text/html 447947 2017-01-28T10:10:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 140435 2017-01-28T10:10:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 197388 2025-08-01T10:53:23.314890 application/epub+zip 202923 2025-08-01T10:53:18.665894 application/epub+zip 202923 2025-08-01T10:53:17.526910 application/epub+zip 341309 2025-08-01T10:53:26.781839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323307 2025-08-01T10:53:22.566853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300089 2022-09-01T12:15:53.471960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397587 2025-08-01T10:53:16.280929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397400 2017-01-28T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136610 2017-01-28T10:10:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19516 2025-08-01T10:53:26.953845 application/rdf+xml 8378 2025-08-01T10:53:18.030887 image/jpeg 2388 2025-08-01T10:53:17.781881 image/jpeg 193094 2025-08-01T10:53:16.912908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia