Theaetetus

Name: Theaetetus
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ISBN: 9780199646166

ISBN-10: 0199646163

ISBN-13: 9780199646166

Edition: 2014

Authors: Plato, John McDowell, Lesley Brown

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'What exactly is knowledge?'The Theaetetus is a seminal text in the philosophy of knowledge, and is acknowledged as one of Plato's finest works. Cast as a conversation between Socrates and a clever but modest student, Theaetetus, it explores one of the key issues in philosophy: what is knowledge? Though no definite answer is reached, the discussion is penetrating and wide-ranging, covering the claims of perception to be knowledge, the theory that all is in motion, and the perennially tempting idea thatknowledge and truth are relative to different individuals or states. The inquirers go on to explore the connection between knowledge and true judgement, and the famous threefold definition of…

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List price: $11.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 3/13/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

John McDowell is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.

Sir David Ross (1877-1971) was Provost of Oriel College and Deputy Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford. He was General Editor of the complete Oxford Translation of Aristotle. Lesley Brown is a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Somerville College Oxford.