Theaetetus by Plato
page 105 of 232 (45%)
page 105 of 232 (45%)
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SOCRATES: By all means, Theaetetus, in order that I may see the reflection of myself in your face, for Theodorus says that we are alike; and yet if each of us held in his hands a lyre, and he said that they were tuned alike, should we at once take his word, or should we ask whether he who said so was or was not a musician? THEAETETUS: We should ask. SOCRATES: And if we found that he was, we should take his word; and if not, not? THEAETETUS: True. SOCRATES: And if this supposed likeness of our faces is a matter of any interest to us, we should enquire whether he who says that we are alike is a painter or not? THEAETETUS: Certainly we should. SOCRATES: And is Theodorus a painter? THEAETETUS: I never heard that he was. SOCRATES: Is he a geometrician? THEAETETUS: Of course he is, Socrates. SOCRATES: And is he an astronomer and calculator and musician, and in general an educated man? |
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