Knowledge and Self-Knowledge in Plato's _Theaetetus_ examines the dialogue in conversation with others, arriving at the conclusion that it is the absence of self-knowledge in the Theaetetus which leads to its closing impasse regarding knowledge. What Socrates accomplishes in the dialogue is to lead
Protagoras and Self-Refutation in Plato's Theaetetus
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