Plato's Meno

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Platonic dialogue Socratic dialogue philosophical work

Plato's Meno is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught, featuring conversations between Socrates, Meno, and the Athenian statesman Anytus.

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Label Occurrences
Plato's Meno canonical 2
Meno's paradox 1
Plato's "Meno" 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Platonic dialogue ⓘ
Socratic dialogue ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ
associatedWith Socratic ethics ⓘ
author Plato ⓘ
centralConcept anamnesis ⓘ
centralQuestion Can virtue be taught? ⓘ
What is virtue? ⓘ
character Anytus ⓘ
containsArgument Plato's Meno self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Meno's paradox
containsDoctrine theory of recollection ⓘ
demonstratesOn slave boy ⓘ
dialogueForm question-and-answer ⓘ
dialogueParticipants Anytus ⓘ
Meno ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
slave boy ⓘ
explores relationship between virtue and knowledge ⓘ
features Socratic method ⓘ
aporetic ending ⓘ
elenchus ⓘ
geometrical demonstration ⓘ
genre ethical dialogue ⓘ
includes discussion of knowledge versus true opinion ⓘ
discussion of right guidance ⓘ
discussion of statesmen as potential teachers of virtue ⓘ
influenced later epistemology ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainCharacter Meno ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ
mentions Athenian statesmen ⓘ
period early Platonic dialogue ⓘ
philosophicalTheme definition ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
paradox of inquiry ⓘ
recollection ⓘ
teachability of virtue ⓘ
true belief ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Greek philosophy ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greek philosophy
relatedWork Phaedo ⓘ
surface form: Plato's Phaedo

Plato's dialogue "Protagoras" ⓘ
surface form: Plato's Protagoras

Plato's Republic ⓘ
settingLocation Athens ⓘ
topic nature of virtue ⓘ
whether virtue can be taught ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anytus → portrayedInWork → Plato's Meno ⓘ
Plato's Meno → containsArgument → Plato's Meno self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meno's paradox
Plato's Theaetetus → relatedWork → Plato's Meno ⓘ
Prodicus → mentionedIn → Plato's Meno ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plato's "Meno"