Plato's 'Theaetetus'
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Setting the Stage |
Notes for Theaetetus 145–151: initial assumptions, kinds of knowledge, midwifery, and elenchus. |
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Theaetetus 187-210 (Coursework 3) |
Sheet with a few leading questions and background information for the final part of the dialogue. |
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Introducing Plato |
The slides from our first meeting. |
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Perception (153d-154a, 156a-157c) |
Clarificatory notes on the noted passages, in relation to our discussion in the third meeting. |
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Five (More) Arguments Against D1 |
Sketches of the more sustantial arguments against D1 between 170 and 186. |
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Plato: Influences, Context, Works |
Background information about six major influences that inform Plato's philosophy; with additional information about his life and works. |
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Notes on the First Definition |
Remarks on Theaetetus' first definition, Protagoras and Heraclitus (Tht 151-160). |
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Theaetetus 161–186 (Coursework 2) |
Leading questions and background information for reading up to Theaetetus 186 (i.e. the refutation of D1). |
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From D1 to D2 |
Two pages of background information for Theaetetus 186–191, including a worksheet for the first two puzzles about false judging. |
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Theaetetus 142-160 (Coursework 1) |
A sheet with leading questions and background information for reading Theaetetus up to 160; information about coursework (credit) options. |
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