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delphinaris's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
1.5
every second that I read this I wanted to die
swannarchie's review against another edition
challenging
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
jmckendry's review against another edition
4.0
I had never read "Meno" before, and while I really enjoyed this one I did have a difficult time with the math concepts at first. While the math was very easy, sometimes it was difficult for me to visualize exactly what Socrates was talking about when he was having someone imagine a square with a certain area, and then doubling it, and so on.
I liked this one because it is another example of Socrates using his question/answer method and proving that the person he is talking to really doesn't know what they're talking about. Meno wishes to know if virtue can be taught, and Socrates basically says that they should figure out what virtue is first, then decide whether it can be taught. Overall, a wonderful piece.
I liked this one because it is another example of Socrates using his question/answer method and proving that the person he is talking to really doesn't know what they're talking about. Meno wishes to know if virtue can be taught, and Socrates basically says that they should figure out what virtue is first, then decide whether it can be taught. Overall, a wonderful piece.
saigegub04's review against another edition
What is virtue? Can it be taught or is it something inherent or a third option? The soul is immortal and knows everything. Once it is in the body, it forgets this knowledge. Learning is therefore a process of recollecting what the soul once knew, and one knows about virtue in the same way. Debate over whether virtue is knowledge or not
annaup's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, this is my first Plato book so I am a little confused. There is a few things that are basic. It introduces the idea of Socratic questioning where there really is no answer. Can virtue be taught. The next thing is to rip apart the Sophists because they are paid teachers but not necessarily wise teachers.
When Socrates talks to the slave boy about geometry he introduces anamnesis- the idea that the soul knows everything we just have to "remember" it. This really fits into the 5th and 7th level of the human energy field and Rudolph Steiner which is kind of interesting.
When Socrates talks to the slave boy about geometry he introduces anamnesis- the idea that the soul knows everything we just have to "remember" it. This really fits into the 5th and 7th level of the human energy field and Rudolph Steiner which is kind of interesting.