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Theatetus (Penguin Classics) (87th Edition) by Robin H. Waterfield (Translator), Robin Waterfield Plato, Platone [Plato]. Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1987 ISBN-10: 0-14-044450-5 / 0140444505 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044450-6 / 9780140444506 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 |