Meno

In Plato’s Theaetetus, Socrates presents the argument that, while he himself holds no wisdom, what he practices is something akin to midwifery, in that he helps deliver the wisdom of those in his company, much like a midwife helps to deliver a baby. Socrates is intent on demonstrating that his influence is a positive one. Is his company the good sort to keep? Is his practice a honed art – like midwifery? Perhaps. I intend to examine the supporting evidence; we will look at Socrates’ following…

Introduction Going through the Meno, which begins with the query can distinctive feature study. Socrates in his communique with Meno to begin with comes to the conclusion that virtue is a kind of information and that as understanding it may be trained. However, then he rejects the view that virtue may be taught, due to the fact there are no instructors of distinctive feature (93a-94e). probably anybody may be a teacher of virtue, if we take severely Protagoras ' notable Speech in Plato 's…

In this paper I will argue that Socrates’s claim at 96c-d of the Meno that virtue cannot be taught because there are no teachers of virtue is not valid. Specifically, I will show Socrates reasoning and claim as to why there are no teachers of virtue, which means virtue cannot be taught. Then I will demonstrate why Socrates’s reasoning is false due to a missed detail in his argument. I conclude Socrates’s reasoning behind his arguments are mostly logical and sound, however he made the mistake of…

for this paper is that they heavily rely on mathematics for the source of the example (Roochnik, p. 548). In Elenchus and Mathematics: A Turning-Point in Plato 's Philosophical Development, Vlastos gives a translated version of a section of Plato 's Meno: By 'investigating from a hypothesis ' I refer to the way the geometricians frequently investigate. When they are asked, for example, as regards a given area, whether it is possible for this area to be inscribed in the form of a triangle in a…

and other people. They quoted William Ernest Hocking, he was talking about how it is more important to see what we are made of, and what is inside of us. As I've said before about quoting, this time the author quotes literature.. Such as Socrates’ “Meno.” It explains that even someone with little to no education or knowledge is capable of at least something, and have some sort of inner knowledge within them. We also hear from a college pupil themselves,…

In the article The political economy of Mexico’s drug war written by Helen Redmond there is a quote she included from Dr. Arturo Valenzuela Zorrilla, “The whole world has a bad strategy for fighting drugs... this is a health problem, not a criminal problem.” She supports this by providing the ideas of Dr. Viniegra. Prohibition was one way that the US tried to battle drug use but that backfired terribly. Prohibition made the drug market a prominent part of the international consumer markets.…

It is difficult to overstate the significance of Socrates, the historical figure. In one respect, Socrates can be viewed as the founder of critical thinking, as those who wrote about his life depicted Socrates questioning individuals’ presuppositions. German political philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel takes this reverence of Socrates a step further, crediting Socrates not only with the advent of critical thinking, but also with the revelation of “subjective consciousness”. According to…

metropolis - skyscrapers, traffic jams, slums, pollution, and noise. But there is also a certain kind of charm in the residents of the city (called Paulistanos) that somehow makes these problems seem less imposing. Taxi drivers are honest {mais ou menos), waiters gracious, and shopgirls - always pretty - remain irrepressibly helpful. Finally, it's home to the largest industrial complex in Latin America and accounts for about half of Brazil's federal taxes. Whatever is modern in Brazil can be…

During this class, which took longer than anticipated, because of unforeseen events, but overall, I enjoyed learning about those philosophers who questioned the norm and sought better understanding. Among those people early on in civilization, life must have been simple, because of a vague understanding of our natural world or any other supernatural questions. Today we can attribute many of our beliefs, customs, and traditions to these people who influenced religion and philosophy. Certainly,…

In this essay, I will be examining the position of Socrates as discussed in the works of Plato. The main concept discussed in Plato’s works is the contrast between the world of the forms and the world of appearances. Socrates describes forms and appearances as “two kinds of existences” (Plato, Phaedo, 79a). He continues to say that the form is “by itself, it is always one” (Plato, Symposium, 211b). If the form is always one, then appearances are many. The form is invisible, appearances are…