In Plato’s dialogue‚ Meno‚ Socrates is asked a paradoxical question about what virtue is by Meno. “How will you enquire‚ Socrates‚ into that which you do not know? What will you put forth as the subject of enquiry? And if you find what you want‚ how will you ever know that this is the thing which you did not know?” Socrates retorts that if you already know what you are searching for‚ then you do not have to search. Alternatively‚ if you do not know what you are looking for‚ the search is indeed
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associates’ learning or relearning. Socrates’ unique wisdom can be likened to that of a midwife‚ as stated in Theaetetus. In Meno‚ Socrates discusses the definition of virtue with the titular character. Socrates challenges Meno to define virtue‚ and Meno states that each demographic has a different virtue‚ for example‚ “a man’s virtue: to take part in the city’s affairs capably…”(Meno‚ 71e-72a) or “there is a different
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answers. In Meno’s dialogue with Socrates‚ Meno attempts to ask Socrates if virtue can be acquired. Expecting a bold and grand statement as heard upon by his sophist peers from Thessaly‚ Meno was amazed to hear that Socrates had no clue to his question‚ even going further by stating that Socrates hasn’t met anyone who knows what virtue is. While in their quest to find out if virtue can be acquired by teaching‚ they struggle through the logic behind it. Meno points out by defining virtue as a list:
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Plato’s Meno is famous for being the first of his works‚ really any writings‚ to argue for the theory of recollection. It is an interesting set of reasonings has been introduced to solve the so called “Meno’s Paradox”. Through Socrates‚ Plato lays out an argument and also tries to show a so called example to prove his argument. “Meno’s Paradox” stems from a discussion about virtue. In the dialogue Socrates claims to not know what virtue is but wants to “examine and seek together” with Meno as to what
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Knowledge vs. True Belief The discussion of true belief and knowledge in the Meno develops in the analogy of the traveling men; one who knows the correct path to Larissa and the other who has a true belief of the correct path to Larissa (Meno 97a-c). Socrates tells Meno that if both men led to the same result‚ then true belief is no more useful than knowledge and both beneficial (Meno 97c). This comparison changes in book five of the Republic when Socrates says an ideal state must have a philosopher-king
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heart and mind‚ into the book so they can make a connection of their own and‚ ultimately‚ the book can illustrate its message. Joe Meno uses some of these rhetorical devices in his own novel‚ Hairstyles of the Damned‚ to reel his readers in. In the novel‚ Hairstyles of the Damned‚ Meno uses rhetorical devices such as common and everyday diction‚ heart-warming
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Free will is what gives us the choice to do good or evil and relates to the virtue that every person has. In Plato’s "Meno"‚ Socrates argues with Meno over what virtue really is and the true definition. At one point‚ they discuss that being virtuous is "find joy in beautiful things." The go on at length arguing what is beautiful and what is good. They also cover whether or not people actually do desire bad things or if all people desire good things. At the end they concur that people do not
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Meno: Are we born with honesty or we develop it? Socrates: if someone were to walk up to you and ask‚” What is honesty?”‚ what would you reply the person? Meno: honesty is a moral character which triggers positive attributes such as truthfulness‚ straightforwardness‚ being fair and sincere. Socrates: What if a person possesses only one of those attribute but not the other‚ does the person still qualify as honest? Meno: in some cases‚ the person might still be regarded as honest. Socrates:
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looking for and if you know what to look for you already know something; yet there is still something to learn. I am going to show exactly why know why what you are looking does not mean there is no reason to go looking for the answer. In Plato’s: Meno‚ Meno asks Socrates‚ is it possible to teach virtue or is it something that can be learned through practice. On the other hand is it just something that people just posses or is it just learned through some other way. Now the argument goes as follows:
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The paradox of inquiry refers to an argument that arises in Plato’s Meno and is called Meno’s paradox. Meno asks Socrates if inquiry is possible. On one hand‚ if an individual already knows what he or she is looking for‚ then there is no need for inquiry. However‚ if an individual does not know what he or she is looking for‚ then inquiry cannot begin. Therefore‚ this paradox seems to show that inquiry is either impossible or unnecessary. To answer this problem‚ Socrates introduces his Theory of Recollection
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