Μένων
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Μένων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Μένων canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
ⓘ
Socratic dialogue ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| alternativeClassification | transitional Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| asksQuestion | whether virtue is natural, taught, or acquired otherwise ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Can virtue be taught?
ⓘ
What is virtue? ⓘ |
| containsExample | geometrical proof with a slave boy ⓘ |
| demonstratesMethod |
Socratic method
ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic elenchus
maieutic method ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
distinction between knowledge and true belief
ⓘ
knowledge as true belief with an account ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anytus
ⓘ
Meno ⓘ Socrates ⓘ a slave boy ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Anytus as political figure
ⓘ
Meno as questioning student ⓘ Socrates as main interlocutor ⓘ |
| influenced |
later epistemology
ⓘ
later ethical theory ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
the paradox of inquiry
ⓘ
the theory of recollection ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
teachability of virtue
ⓘ
virtue ⓘ |
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDiscussed |
virtue as a kind of knowledge
ⓘ
virtue as divine gift ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTopic |
epistemology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ theory of recollection ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Γοργίας
ⓘ
Protagoras ⓘ
surface form:
Πρωταγόρας
Φαίδων ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Meno ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Μένων self-link ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Meno ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedToCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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