Dialogue

 1 Intro|        man, and we should try to understand him. In order to illustrate
 2 Intro|        the reasoner is trying to understand him and to point out his
 3 Intro|          the argument, because I understand them better.’~To return.
 4 Intro|       and not know them. ‘That I understand.’ But I could not mistake
 5 Intro|     repeating the words ‘know,’ ‘understand,’ yet we do not know what
 6 Intro|         reflection enables us to understand this; but no effort of reflection
 7 Intro|           he does not attempt to understand him from his own point of
 8 Intro|          Because it is easier to understand and practise; 2ndly, Because
 9  Thea|          of anybody who seems to understand these things. And I get
10  Thea|         asked the question would understand from our answer the nature
11  Thea|     other workers. How can a man understand the name of anything, when
12  Thea|          nonsense. Let us try to understand him: the same wind is blowing,
13  Thea|          letters which we do not understand, shall we say that we do
14  Thea|         am not quite sure that I understand you, though I have a strong
15  Thea|      THEAETETUS: I do not as yet understand you.~SOCRATES: Then I will
16  Thea|          other;—I think that you understand me, Theodorus?~THEODORUS:
17  Thea|         of Amphitryon, he cannot understand their poverty of ideas.
18  Thea|        further point: did we not understand them to explain the generation
19  Thea|         you, and that you do not understand the abstract expression.
20  Thea|        am afraid that we may not understand his words, and may be still
21  Thea|         speak of what I scarcely understand; but the soul when thinking
22  Thea|       you tell me, I may perhaps understand you better; but at present
23  Thea|         perceives.~THEAETETUS: I understand you less than ever now.~
24  Thea|      first of all, I want you to understand that a man may or may not
25  Thea|       same of perceiving: do you understand me?~THEAETETUS: I do.~SOCRATES:
26  Thea|       just now which you did not understand.~THEAETETUS: No, I did not.~
27  Thea|       knowledge,’ as if we could understand what we are saying to one
28  Thea|          are using the words ‘we understand,’ ‘we are ignorant,’ as
29  Thea| THEAETETUS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: Understand why:—the reason is, as I
30  Thea|   quality belongs.~THEAETETUS: I understand you, and your account of