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Meno: Can Virtue Be Taught? - A Foundational Exploration of Knowledge, Learning, and Moral Character
Paperback
Series: Library of Alexandria, Book 352
ISBN13: 9781806292325
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: Jun 25 2025
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.22 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In this fresh, reader-friendly translation of Plato's Meno, the Socratic method crackles with new energy. Meno storms onto the scene demanding quick answers; Socrates responds with probing questions that expose the hollow pride of easy knowledge and invite us on a deeper quest. Their lively exchange introduces the puzzles that still animate ethics, education, and cognitive science today.
What You'll Discover in This Modern Edition:
- The Paradox That Launched Epistemology - Follow step-by-step commentary on how Socrates turns certainty into doubt-and doubt into enlightenment.
- The Theory of Recollection Explained - Accessible notes illuminate the famous geometry demonstration and its implications for innate knowledge.
- Virtue in the Real World - Sidebars connect ancient arguments to modern debates on character education, moral psychology, and leadership.
- Practical Study Tools - Clear section headings, scene summaries, discussion questions, and a glossary of key Greek terms empower first-time readers and seasoned thinkers alike.
- A Bridge to the Larger Platonic Corpus - Cross-references show how Meno foreshadows Phaedo, Republic, and Apology, making this an ideal gateway to classical philosophy.
Whether you are a student seeking clarity, a teacher crafting lessons, or a lifelong learner chasing wisdom, Meno invites you to join Socrates on the ultimate pursuit: discovering how we learn to live well.
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