Theaetetus by Plato audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

In Plato's Theaetetus, Athens is still reeling from war and political upheaval when Socrates meets a gifted young mathematician, Theaetetus, and his teacher Theodorus. Drawn into conversation, Theaetetus is challenged to answer a deceptively simple question that becomes the dialogue's driving force: what is knowledge? Socrates, practicing his famous method of questioning, tests Theaetetus' proposed definitions one by one, pushing the youth to refine his thinking and confront the limits of certainty. As their inquiry ranges from sense perception to true judgment and the role of explanation, the discussion becomes an intense portrait of intellectual formation: a brilliant student learning how to think, not just what to think, under the guidance of a relentless mentor. At the same time, the dialogue offers a vivid glimpse of Socrates near the end of his life, committed to the life of examination even as the city around him grows suspicious of such scrutiny. Both approachable and profound, Theaetetus invites listeners into philosophy's workshop, where hard questions matter more than easy answers.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:42:07) Chapter 02

(01:23:52) Chapter 03

(02:17:35) Chapter 04

(02:59:31) Chapter 05

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