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Theaetetus (Williams Edition)

M. J. Levett's elegant translation of Theaetetus, first published in 1928, is here revised by Myles Burnyeat to reflect contemporary standards of accuracy while retaining the style, imagery, and idiomatic speech for which the Levett translation is unparalleled. Bernard Williams's concise introduction illuminates the powerful argument of this complex dialogue and illustrates its connections to contemporary metaphysical and epistemological concerns.

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Plato
Edited, with Introduction, by Bernard Williams
Translated by M. J. Levett, revision by Myles Burnyeat

1992 - 128 pp.

Ebook edition available for $10.95, see purchasing links below.

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Cloth 978-0-87220-159-0
$34.00
Paper 978-0-87220-158-3
$13.00
Instructor Examination (Review) Copy 978-0-87220-158-3
$3.00

M. J. Levett's elegant translation of Theaetetus, first published in 1928, is here revised by Myles Burnyeat to reflect contemporary standards of accuracy while retaining the style, imagery, and idiomatic speech for which the Levett translation is unparalleled. Bernard Williams's concise introduction illuminates the powerful argument of this complex dialogue and illustrates its connections to contemporary metaphysical and epistemological concerns.