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Stranger

Str. Well, if you like, let us say no more of you and me; but until we find someone who can accomplish this, let us confess that the sophist has in most rascally fashion hidden himself in a place we cannot explore.

Theaetetus

Theaet. That seems to be decidedly the case.

Stranger

Str. And so, if we say he has an art, as it were, of making appearances, he will easily take advantage of our poverty of terms to make a counter attack, twisting our words to the opposite meaning; when we call him an image-maker, he will ask us what we mean by image, exactly. So, Theaetetus, we must see what reply is to be made to the young man’s question. 15

Theaetetus

Theaet. Obviously we shall reply that we mean the images in water and in mirrors, and those in paintings, too, and sculptures, and all the other things of the same sort.

Stranger

Str. It is evident, Theaetetus, that you never saw a sophist.

Theaetetus

Theaet. Why?

Stranger

Str. He will make you think his eyes are shut or he has none at all.

Theaetetus

Theaet. How so? 20

Stranger

Str. When you give this answer, if you speak of something in mirrors or works of art, he will laugh at your words, when you talk to him as if he could see. He will feign ignorance of mirrors and water and of sight altogether, and will question you only about that which is deduced from your words.

Theaetetus

Theaet. What is that?