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1、360BCTHEAETETUSbyPlatotranslatedbyBenjaminJowettTHEAETETUSPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUE:SOCRATES;THEODORUS;THEAETETUSEuclidandTerpsionmeetinfrontofEuclid'shouseinMegara;theyenterthehouse,andthedialogueisreadtothembyaservant.Euclid.Haveyouonlyjustarrivedfromthecountry,Terpsion?Terp
2、sion.No,Icamesometimeago:andIhavebeenintheAgoralookingforyou,andwonderingthatIcouldnotfindyou.Euc.ButIwasnotinthecity.Terp.Wherethen?Euc.AsIwasgoingdowntotheharbour,ImetTheaetetus-hewasbeingcarrieduptoAthensfromthearmyatCorinth.Terp.Washealiveordead?Euc.Hewasscarcelyalive
3、,forhehasbeenbadlywounded;buthewassufferingevenmorefromthesicknesswhichhasbrokenoutinthearmy.Terp.Thedysentery,youmean?Euc.Yes.Terp.Alas!whatalosshewillbe!Euc.Yes,Terpsion,heisanoblefellow;onlyto-dayIheardsomepeoplehighlypraisinghisbehaviourinthisverybattle.Terp.Nowonder;
4、Ishouldratherbesurprisedathearinganythingelseofhim.Butwhydidhegoon,insteadofstoppingatMegara?Euc.Hewantedtogethome:althoughIentreatedandadvisedhimtoremainhewouldnotlistentome;soIsethimonhisway,andturnedback,andthenIrememberedwhatSocrateshadsaidofhim,andthoughthowremarkabl
5、ythis,likeallhispredictions,hadbeenfulfilled.Ibelievethathehadseenhimalittlebeforehisowndeath,whenTheaetetuswasayouth,andhehadamemorableconversationwithhim,whichherepeatedtomewhenIcametoAthens;hewasfullofadmirationofhisgenius,andsaidthathewouldmostcertainlybeagreatman,ifh
6、elived.Terp.Theprophecyhascertainlybeenfulfilled;butwhatwastheconversation?canyoutellme?Euc.No,indeed,notoffhand;butItooknotesofitassoonasIgothome;theseIfilledupfrommemory,writingthemoutatleisure;andwheneverIwenttoAthens,IaskedSocratesaboutanypointwhichIhadforgotten,andon
7、myreturnImadecorrections;thusIhavenearlythewholeconversationwrittendown.Terp.Iremember-youtoldme;andIhavealwaysbeenintendingtoaskyoutoshowmethewriting,buthaveputoffdoingso;andnow,whyshouldwenotreaditthrough?-havingjustcomefromthecountry,Ishouldgreatlyliketorest.Euc.Itoosh
8、allbeverygladofarest,forIwentwithTheaetetusasfarasErineum.Letusgoin,then,and,whilewearereposing,
