In this interpretive commentary on Theaetetus, Gregory Kirk makes a major con\u00adtribution to scholarship on Plato by emphasizing the relevance of the interpersonal dynamics between the interlocutors for the interpretation of the dialogue\u2019s central arguments about knowledge. Kirk attends closely to the personalities of the partici\u00adpants in the dialogue, focusing especially on the unique demands faced by a stu\u00addent\u2014in this case, Theaetetus\u2014and the ways in which one can embrace or deflect the responsibilities of learning. Kirk\u2019s approach gives equal consideration to the dual demands of dramatic interpretation and philosophical argument that constitute the unique character of the Platonic text, and he develops an original interpretation of the Theaetetus, concluding that the uncertainty that characterizes wisdom supersedes the certainty of knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"