Plato's Trilogy: ''Theaetetus, ''The Sophist'' and ''The Statesman''

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Foreword

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Introduction

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1977 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 1977 Printed in the United States of America 81 80 79 78 77 876 543 21 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Klein, Jacob, 1899Plato's trilogy. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Plato.Sophistes. 2. Plato. Theaetetus. 3. Plato.Politicus. 4. Knowledge, Theory of. 5. Political science-Early works to 1700. I. Title. B384.K55 184 76- 256 42 ISBN 0-226-43951-8 Jacob Klein is now a tutor emeritus of St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. He was Dean of the College from 1949 to 1958.

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