Meno

had written. (Apology 22e.) Of course, Socrates does not explain the theory of recollection until the Meno. However, I thought this was an impressive start to the belief of recollection theory for Socrates. In the Meno, Socrates begins to prepare his case for the theory of recollection. Socrates and Meno are trying to determine if virtue could be taught or if it was something we were born with. (Meno, 70a) To determine if that was possible they first tried to define virtue. Ultimately, in their…

In Plato’s work Meno, Socrates and Meno discuss the ability to learn. They argue that there is no true learning, only recollection and remembering topics. Meno’s Paradox is presented in this work and essentially states that there is no way for humankind to learn. I wholeheartedly disagree with Meno’s statement on the capability of acquiring new knowledge. In my paper, I will explain Meno’s Paradox and Socrates’s claim about recollection. I will then argue against Meno’s paradox and discuss my…

Socrates’ Success in Answering Meno’s Paradox Introduction In the dialogue Meno, Socrates and Meno start by attempting to find what virtue is, but are unsuccessful. They then dig into a more generalized question of how to find what any thing or idea is when one does not know what it is they are looking for. This is Meno 's Paradox. Socrates attempts to solve this paradox through the theory of recollection which states that the human soul is immortal and has knowledge of everything. In this…

1. (250 words max.) Heraclitus says the following: “Of the Logos which is as I describe it men always prove to be uncomprehending” (KRS fr. 194). What is this “logos” that is so incomprehensible for human beings? The logos describes the persisting constitution of the cosmos. Heraclitus claims the logos is “common” and perceivable, and although everything passes in accordance to the logos, many fail to comprehend it (Heraclitus, Fragment 2, 55). Heraclitus claims that to understand the cosmos,…

main speakers or characters in this dialogue are Meno, and Socrates and the paradox arise as they try to discuss human virtues. In this dialogue, Meno puts forward numerous hypothetical definitions of human virtues, that is, arete. Socrates goes on and refutes this hypothetical definition. Socrates seeks to examine and seek the true definition of virtual with Meno, but he is not ready to be easily led into Socrates philosophical perplexities. Meno is well trained in winning arguments, which is…

Meno’s Paradox In the Meno, Socrates questions Meno about what virtue is. After Meno is shown that he does not know what virtue is, Socrates invites Meno to search for what virtue is together. Meno tries to show Socrates that they cannot search for virtue by introducing this paradox: If I know what something is there is no need to search for it; if I do not know what something is, there is no way I could search for it for I would not know that I have found what I was searching for if I did…

Plato’s Meno offers a Socratic dialectic discussing the question of virtue between the philosopher Socrates and a young Thessalian aristocrat Meno. Meno asks the following question to be analyzed at length throughout the dialogue: Can virtue be taught? Using the Socratic process, Meno attempts to understand the various complexities associated with that question. In addition, another player, Anytus, an Athenian statesman, serves to not only offer a varying perspective on the matter of virtue, but…

sections of the Meno, Socrates and Meno grow increasingly frustrated with each other—Meno because he feels Socrates is bullying him out of his own beliefs, and Socrates because Meno doesn’t seem to be giving him the answers he wants. On more than a few occasions, Socrates explicitly criticizes Meno’s improper participation, with exasperated complaints such as “Please don’t answer me like that,” “when you speak like that,” (74 d-e or p. 94 for these specific examples) which suggest he thinks Meno…

Meno’s Paradox Meno 's paradox questions the human’s ability to generate knowledge. According to the paradox, humans cannot learn something that they do not know. Socrates attempts to acquire knowledge about whether a given action is virtuous, without having the knowledge of what the definition of virtue is. In the paradox, Meno criticizes Socrates method of gaining knowledge. Socrates gains knowledge by questioning people what he does not know. Meno says that “one cannot discover virtue if they…

possessing the behavior that depicts high moral standards. Plato, one of Socrates’s greatest protégés, created a great piece called Meno. In this work, he follows the conversation between Socrates and Meno, and their discussion on the meaning of virtue. The stories opens up with Meno asking Socrates the meaning of virtue. Socrates does not answer the question, but ask Meno what he think is the definition of virtue. In his opinion, he feels that for a man to have virtue, he must being able to…