Reading Questions
Plato - Theaetetus

1. Why does Theaetetus say that not all opinion is knowledge?
2. What does Theaetetus, at first, suggest as a definition of knowledge?
3. To what does Socrates compare a block of wax?
4. To what does Socrates compare an aviary with birds?
5. What definition of knowledge do Theaetetus and Socrates examine last?
6. What are the three meanings of the term "explanation" that Socrates examines?
7. Do Theaetetus and Socrates arrive at a definition of knowledge that satisfies them?
8. What benefit to Theaetetus does Socrates think their investigation has had?