Meno's Paradox Of Virtue Analysis

What is virtue? What does it mean to be a virtuous? How does one take the path of virtue and successfully win all the qualities human nature desire? However, definition of virtue is significant for everyone. According to the Oxford dictionary of philosophy, “virtue” is a quality considered morally good or desirable in a person (Oxford dictionary of English, 2014). These qualities include honesty, humble, heroic, kind and other charming traits in a human soul. There are approximately 4200 religions in the world and they all teach us the art of excellence. For instance, Buddhism is one of known religion that commands all their followers to earn supremacy in three virtues consisting belief and self-confidence, humanity and emptiness. But it happens to be that some people have head in the clouds, and easily get distracted from their destination. They should be aware of the surroundings. Since majority of people fails to reach the path of virtue, then what is the whole point of aiming for virtue? So do you think it is wrong for an individual to follow the path? I strongly believe it is meaningful to have such directions for people to know where they stand and what their goals are. I personally believe it is not just a waste of time for a person to …show more content…
All his arguments do make sense if a person really thinks it over. The examples he makes through his theory and the slave boy are interesting and accurate. We could say, Socrates is a wise man and knows how to prove his points thorough his intelligence. Knowledge has always between us for centuries. We do not learn anything at all, it is just the memory we recall from our past. I conclude that Socrates arguments are strong and acceptable by many philosophers. We are living in advanced generation, but science has not answered number of questions. Well, theory of recollection makes more sense to me than science