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Reading Plato's Theaetetus

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I am not a Plato scholar (at least not yet) so I bought this book hoping it would provide me with a detailed explanation of one of my favorite Platonic dialogues, the Theaetetus. After reading and re-reading this book I have to say it provided what I expected and then some. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read the Theaetetus and is looking for a scholarly examination of that dialogue -- but don't expect an easy read. Chappell's discussion is complex in its own right and requires careful study. Anyone who gets to the point where they want to read this kind of book should expect it to be complex. Chappell does afford guides within the text to assist more casual readers to navigate more easily through it. I do feel as though I have a much more insightful understanding of the Theaetetus and can more easily discuss and debate the main issues of the dialogue in my philosophy classes. I assume that is what motivated him to write it in the first place and so, therefore, it is successful in its intent.