Knowledge and Self-Knowledge in Plato's Theaetetus

by Andrea Tschemplik

Knowledge and Self-Knowledge in Plato's "Theaetetus" examines the dialogue in conversation with others, arriving at the conclusion that it is the absence of self-knowledge in the Theaetetus which leads to its closing impasse regarding knowledge. What Socrates accomplishes in the dialogue is to lead the mathematician Theaetetus to the recognition of his ignorance-the first step toward self-knowledge.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739125737
• ISBN13: 9780739125731
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"