num_pages: 224
description: The Theaetetus is among the most brilliant of Plato's dialogues, but is also deeply enigmatic, leaving readers divided over its philosophical intentions. David Sedley proposes and develops a solution, based on a groundbreaking two-level reading. Offering significant reinterpretations of the dialogue's main arguments, The Midwife of Platonism is addressed to all readers interested in Plato, and does not require knowledge of Greek.
language: English
title: The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
titlecomplete: The Midwife of Platonism: Text and Subtext in Plato's Theaetetus
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Clarendon Press