Θεαίτητος
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Θεαίτητος is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Θεαίτητος canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | widely studied in ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | What is knowledge? ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | dramatically set shortly before Socrates’ trial ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| containsArgumentType |
analysis of perception
ⓘ
critique of definition by examples ⓘ refutation of relativism ⓘ |
| dialogueForm |
Socratic dialogues of Plato
ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic dialogue
|
| examinesDoctrine |
Heraclitean flux theory
ⓘ
Protagorean relativism ⓘ knowledge as true judgment ⓘ knowledge as true judgment with an account ⓘ knowledge is perception ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Euclid of Megara
ⓘ
surface form:
Euclides of Megara
Terpsion ⓘ Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| featuresMathematicianAsCharacter |
Theaetetus
ⓘ
surface form:
Theaetetus of Athens
|
| featuresPhilosopherAsCharacter | Socrates ⓘ |
| genre | early-middle transitional dialogue ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influencedField | epistemology in Western philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedPhilosopher |
Bertrand Russell
ⓘ
Edmund Gettier ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Socrates
ⓘ
Theaetetus ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
trial of Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates’ impending appearance before the Athenian court
|
| modernDisciplineRelevance | analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | recollection of a past conversation with Socrates ⓘ |
| openingScene | conversation between Euclides and Terpsion ⓘ |
| philosophicalProblem |
conditions for justified belief
ⓘ
definition of knowledge ⓘ possibility of false judgment ⓘ relation between knowledge and perception ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
epistemology
ⓘ
nature of knowledge ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Πολιτικός
ⓘ
Σοφιστής ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | framed narrative ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of the Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Theaetetus ⓘ |
| traditionalPlacementInCorpus |
Middle dialogues of Plato
ⓘ
surface form:
middle dialogues of Plato
|
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