Dialogue

 1 Intro| metaphysics. He can form a general conception of square and oblong numbers,
 2 Intro|           object,’ and no distinct conception of them; yet they were always
 3 Intro|   succeeded in attaining a similar conception of knowledge, though he
 4 Intro|          deliver Theaetetus of his conception of knowledge.) He proceeds
 5 Intro|          sense, of the mind to the conception. There would be no world,
 6 Intro|     metaphysical ideas are: a. the conception of thought, as the mind
 7 Intro|          did not attempt to form a conception of outward objects apart
 8 Intro|            number, colour. But the conception of an object without us,
 9 Intro|            sight: to the blind the conception of space is feeble and inadequate,
10 Intro|   intuition of space is really the conception of the various geometrical
11 Intro|            a perception and also a conception. So easily do what are sometimes
12 Intro|            time than of space. The conception of being is more general
13 Intro|             But as yet there is no conception of a universal—the mind
14 Intro|          from us, we have a dimmer conception of other objects which have
15 Intro|       impression prevails over the conception and the word. In reflection
16 Intro|       nothingness, the name or the conception or both together are everything.
17 Intro|            course of ages gained a conception of a whole and parts, of
18 Intro|           their own. To reduce our conception of mind to a succession
19 Intro|            is yet necessary to any conception of it. Even an inanimate
20 Intro|            in hand with the higher conception of knowledge. It is Protagoras
21 Intro|           no adequate or dignified conception of the mind. There is no
22 Intro|            of the world. It has no conception of obligation, duty, conscience—
23 Intro|           thought, of any adequate conception of the mind, of knowledge,
24 Intro|          into parts and too little conception of it as a whole or in its
25 Intro|            both of them. Hence the conception of different faculties or
26  Thea|          in labour—great with some conception. Come then to me, who am
27  Thea|           upon inspection that the conception which you have formed is
28  Thea|           us examine together this conception of yours, and see whether
29  Thea|         separation, no trustworthy conception, as they say, can be formed,
30  Thea|            mind never trips in the conception of being or becoming, can
31  Thea|       which misplaces them, have a conception either of both objects or
32  Thea|         had only opinion, I had no conception of your distinguishing characteristics.~
33  Thea|     SOCRATES: Surely I can have no conception of Theaetetus until your