In this interpretive commentary on "Theaetetus," Gregory Kirk makes a major contribution to scholarship on Plato by emphasizing the relevance of the interpersonal dynamics between the interlocutors for the interpretation of the dialogue s central arguments about knowledge. Kirk attends closely to the personalities of the participants in the dialogue, focusing especially on the unique demands faced by a student in this case, Theaetetus and the ways in which one can embrace or deflect the responsibilities of learning. Kirk s approach gives equal consideration to the dual demands of dramatic...

In this interpretive commentary on "Theaetetus," Gregory Kirk makes a major contribution to scholarship on Plato by emphasizing the relevance of the interpersonal dynamics between the interlocutors for the interpretation of the dialogue s central arguments about knowledge. Kirk attends closely to the personalities of the participants in the dialogue, focusing especially on the unique demands faced by a student in this case, Theaetetus and the ways in which one can embrace or deflect the responsibilities of learning. Kirk s approach gives equal consideration to the dual demands of dramatic...