On page 2 of
Meno
, the character Meno proposes a definition of “virtue.” Over the next few pages Socrates challenges that definition, starting his challenge by saying: “How fortunate I am, Meno! When I ask you for one virtue, you present me with a swarm of them, which are in your keeping” (Plato, 380 BCE, p.2).
In your own words, explain the essence of Socrates’s challenge. What, according to Socrates, has Meno not understood about philosophical inquiry?
On page 2 of Meno , the character Meno proposes a definition of “virtue.” Over the next…
On page 2 of
