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Plutarch preserves Plato’s supposed claim that God “continually” practices this discipline, which is often cited to link Plato to this discipline’s “sacred” form. (10[1])Socrates discusses knowledge with the title student of this discipline in the Theaetetus (“thee-ay-TEE-tuss”). Legendarily, an inscription above the Academy warned, “Let no one (10[1])ignorant of (10[1])[this discipline] enter here.” The Timaeus links each of the classical elements to an object studied in this discipline. (10[2])Socrates uses a problem in this discipline to explain his idea of inborn knowledge, or anamnesis, to a slave in the Meno. A philosopher best known for naming a statement in this discipline led a vegetarian commune and was from Samos. For 10 points, Plato names five regular, convex polyhedra studied in what mathematical discipline? ■END■

ANSWER: geometry [accept sacred geometry; prompt on mathematics or maths] (The philosopher in the penultimate sentence is Pythagoras.)
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James McCurleyHarvard BBrandeis B2210
Luke RobitailleMIT ATufts A4510
Michael KearneyHarvard ABrandeis A4710
Nikhil NairBUUMass Boston6610
Alex JiangBrown ADartmouth A6610

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