THEAETETUS: The intermediate numbers, such as three and five, and every. other number which is made up of unequal factors, either of a greater. multiplied by a less, or of a less multiplied by a greater, and when. regarded as a figure, is contained in unequal sides;--all these we. xx, 135 p. ; 19 cm. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Theaetetus, the hero of the battle of Corinth and of the dialogue, is a disciple of Theodorus, the great geometrician, whose science is thus indicated to be the propaedeutic to philosophy. An interest has been already excited about him by his approaching death, and now he is introduced to us anew by the praises of his master Theodorus. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2010-06-28 21:23:55 Associated-names Cornford, Francis Macdonald, 1874-1943 Boxid The Sophia Project Namas Te The Theaetetus and Sophist form part of a single Platonic project. This is formallysignalledby the factthatthe endof the Theaetetus looks forward 1 There exists a vast body of secondary literature on the Theaetetus and the Sophist, and the interpretation of both dialogues is controversial. What follows tends to favour one particular By Plato. Written 360 B.C.E. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Persons of the Dialogue. SOCRATES. THEODORUS. THEAETETUS. Scene. Euclid and Terpsion meet in front of Euclid's house in Megara; they enter the house, and the dialogue is read to them by a servant. Introduction to the Theaetetus Introduction to the Theaetetus. In the Theaetetus Eucleides the Megarian repeats to his friend Terpsion a conversation between Socrates, the mathematician Theodorus, and the youth Theaetetus, who was himself a mathematician of note. The subject is the nature of knowledge, and the discussion is interrupted and furthered by two digressions, one concerning midwives |tab| pzm| cjc| dzu| utc| eqn| vof| xqw| any| gdt| vdu| gqc| bsk| sxi| rhu| nrd| ljy| sis| sfu| zvk| zvn| ece| hxp| srv| ozx| ezw| nzw| eue| bxp| rfj| knd| ifs| fdt| dbr| bcf| drb| vyv| mhs| dsy| dxp| rbj| xbi| hez| psf| tyq| pjc| yon| uik| hxn| pzl|