By Paul Stern
ISBN-10: 0511388365
ISBN-13: 9780511388361
ISBN-10: 0521884292
ISBN-13: 9780521884297
The Theaetetus is among the most generally studied of any of the Platonic dialogues simply because its dominant topic issues the numerous philosophical query, what's wisdom? during this new interpretation of the Theaetetus, Paul Stern offers the 1st full-length therapy of its political personality in dating to this dominant subject matter. Stern argues that this technique sheds major gentle at the strong point of the Socratic lifestyle, with recognize to either its preliminary justification and its final personality.
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The phrase carries with it significant difficulties that bear on the present inquiry. Most basically, the compound character of the phrase raises the question of the relationship between the beautiful and the good. To repeat, this phrase is traditionally used to characterize the perfect or complete gentleman, the citizen who goes beyond fulfillment of the basic requirements of citizenship to epitomize the virtues his community admires, especially selfless devotion to that community. The addition of “beautiful” to “good” aims to capture 39 Theaetetus is referred to as a child (pais or paidion) at 162d3, 166a3, 166d8, 184d1, and 209e7 and as a lad (meirakion) at 142c6, 143e5, 144c8, 146b2, and 168e3.
By having us think of these asymmetrical titles together Plato may intend for us to reflect more generally on the philosophic practice of Socrates and the Eleatic Stranger. My own view is that the Eleatic becomes ever more Socratic so that the object of philosophy is ultimately best designated by the title of the Theaetetus, the problem of knowing an individual soul. 12:45 P1: JZP 9780521884297c02 28 CUNY1278/Stern 978 0 521 88429 7 March 4, 2008 The Prologue over time, such that, for example, the immature Theaetetus can become the dying war hero and still be Theaetetus?
We might surmise that the physical resemblance between Socrates and Theaetetus, mentioned several times in the dialogue, extends to deeper, less visible similarities (143e8–9, 209c1–3). 17 We should recall, however, that Socrates’ reported prophecy concerning Theaetetus’ success is heavily qualified and even somewhat ambiguous. It promises renown rather than wisdom (142d2). I think it is safer, and more accurate, to see such similarities as pertaining to Socrates in his youth and especially to the decision he made at that precise point which he relates in 12 13 14 15 16 17 See Jacob Klein, A Commentary on Plato’s “Meno” (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1965), 116–22.
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