Theaetetus

“The great contemporary translation of the Theaetetus is by M J Levitt, with a magisterial introduction by Myles Burnyeat, which makes clear the deep philosophical significance of this dialogue – and its utterly puzzling nature. The Theaetetus begins with a long account of who Socrates is, how his mother was a midwife, and how he himself doesn’t propose theories: he deals with people who are ‘pregnant’ in mind, and figures out whether they have real ideas or ‘wind eggs’.” Read more...

The best books on Socrates

M M McCabe, Philosopher

“Plato’s Theaetetus asks what knowledge is, and several possible definitions are explored in depth.” Read more...

The best books on The Presocratics

Angela Hobbs, Philosopher