In Plato's Meno, Socrates and Meno discus ways which virtue can be acquired. They suggest that it can not be taught, but it is understandable through by recollection. Virtue is something that comes from those who posses it as a free gifts from the gods, because it's neither innate nor earned. Virtue is a mix of many different ideas which of justice and moderation are apart of.
After Socrates refutes the ideas of different virtues for different people, he goes on to say that if all virtues came in different varieties then they all must have one form which makes them virtues. They mention that virtues consist of justice and moderation. Justice mean to live up to your legal obligations and being honest. Justice is an aspect in you life that …show more content…
In the movie, we see Lucy Wilde proves that there are no different kinds of virtues specifically to different types of people because she’s the opposite of a submissive person that Meno describes women's roles. Throughout the movie we see her risk her life to save and protect the people who she loves. She just doesn't follow the social role as female but she acts upon moderation and justice. This refutes Meno’s saying, “The virtue of a woman, it’s not difficult to describe: she must manages the home well, keep the household together, and be submissive to her husband.” On the other hand the movie supports Socrates’ the idea that everyone can have the same virtues because she does things that any other person would do on a secret mission to capture the bad guys. This dialogue also relates to real world issues because a lot of people in our society like doing immoral things like stealing. There reason why is because some people believe that bad things to be good, or that they know they are bad and want them anyway. In the dialogue, it says, “Do you take it for granted that there are people who desire bad things, and other who desire good things? Don’t you think that all men desire good things?” This prove that not everyone desire good things, they can have the knowledge that bad things are bad, but still wants
After Socrates refutes the ideas of different virtues for different people, he goes on to say that if all virtues came in different varieties then they all must have one form which makes them virtues. They mention that virtues consist of justice and moderation. Justice mean to live up to your legal obligations and being honest. Justice is an aspect in you life that …show more content…
In the movie, we see Lucy Wilde proves that there are no different kinds of virtues specifically to different types of people because she’s the opposite of a submissive person that Meno describes women's roles. Throughout the movie we see her risk her life to save and protect the people who she loves. She just doesn't follow the social role as female but she acts upon moderation and justice. This refutes Meno’s saying, “The virtue of a woman, it’s not difficult to describe: she must manages the home well, keep the household together, and be submissive to her husband.” On the other hand the movie supports Socrates’ the idea that everyone can have the same virtues because she does things that any other person would do on a secret mission to capture the bad guys. This dialogue also relates to real world issues because a lot of people in our society like doing immoral things like stealing. There reason why is because some people believe that bad things to be good, or that they know they are bad and want them anyway. In the dialogue, it says, “Do you take it for granted that there are people who desire bad things, and other who desire good things? Don’t you think that all men desire good things?” This prove that not everyone desire good things, they can have the knowledge that bad things are bad, but still wants