�Myles Burnyeat, the Lawrence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Cambridge, has revised Levett�s translation
to catch the charm and wit of the original in modern English, and has written a magnificent introduction and commentary
of 250 pages that is lucid, rigorous, fair and un-put-downable.�
--Philip Howard, The Times (London)
�A masterly contribution to the understanding of the subject in a work of altogether exceptional intelligence.�
--Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Christ Church, Oxford
�Burnyeat�s introduction to the Theaetetus is easily the best available treatment of the dialogue; it is clear,
stimulating, sympathetic but not uncritical, full of novel insights. Students at all levels, including professional
philosophers, cannot fail to learn from it, to enjoy it. A real gem.�
--Gail Fine, Cornell University
Hackett Publishing Company Web Site, June, 2000
Summary
M. J. Levett�s elegant translation of Plato�s Theaetetus, first published in 1928, is here revised by Myles
Burnyeat to reflect contemporary standards of accuracy while retaining the style, imagery, and idiomatic speech
for which the Levett translation is unparalleled. Bernard William�s concise introduction, aimed at undergraduate
students, illuminates the powerful argument of this complex dialogue, and illustrates its connections to contemporary
metaphysical and epistemological concerns.
