Perspective voyage · Probably around 369 BCE

Plato — A dialogue that leaves the definition open

If knowledge is perception, true judgment, or true judgment with an account, why does the dialogue stop without settling on one?

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Evidence scene1/3

Larger questionWhat can we claim to know?

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What can we claim to know?

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Scene 1 / 3Evidence-linked account

The Theaetetus successively tests candidates that identify knowledge with perception, true judgment, and true judgment with an account.

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Theaetetus
Plato · Perseus Digital Library text with Stephanus pagination
Locator: Stephanus 151d–187a, 187b–201c, 201d–210a
Open source
Plato on Knowledge in the Theaetetus
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Locator: Sections 6–8
Open source

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369 BCE · c. 369 BCE

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