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Meno Paperback – June 27, 2019

by Plato (Author), Benjamin Jowett (Translator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
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Plato's “Meno” is a Socratic dialogue between the two main speakers, Socrates and Meno, and explores the definition of virtue and whether it is something that can be taught. Meno is an attractive and well-to-do young man visiting Athens and is a student of the sophist Gorgias, who has greatly influenced Meno's ideas on virtue and knowledge. The dialogue begins abruptly with a question posed by Meno, who asks Socrates whether virtue can be taught. Socrates replies that he does not as yet know what virtue is, and has never known anyone who did. A fascinating and thought-provoking dialogue ensues between Meno and Socrates exploring what exactly virtue is and whether the definition is the same for all people. Meno contends that virtue is dependent on one’s station in life and there is one kind of virtue for men and one for women, one for children, and one for adults. Through detailed and exhaustive questions and answers, Socrates reveals his belief that virtue is the same for all people, whether old or young, man or woman. Socrates then begins to question one of Meno's slaves to prove his proposition that much knowledge is innate and merely needs to be revealed with the proper questioning, or the Socratic method, rather than taught. This timeless and engaging classic is a must read for all students of philosophy. This edition is printed on acid-free paper and is translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Digireads.com Publishing (June 27, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 54 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1420962493
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1420962499
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.89 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.14 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Plato (428-348 BCE) was a philosopher and mathematician in ancient Greece. A student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, his Academy was one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely regarded as the father of modern philosophy.

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Horrible. After page 30, there was a defect of every page throuout the book. It is unusable. This was a book for school, which we ordered prior to the beginning of the start of the school year. The book was not used in class till this week, we found out after months after the return policy was closed. Who orders a book and looks through every page before using it? Disappointing.
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ceres
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2011
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An interesting look at what virtue is, and whether or not it can be taught. Plato places his mentor Socrates in the "driver's seat" of this conversation with Meno, one of his students. They discuss virtue, and the fact that A virtue is not the same as virtue itself. Socrates/Plato then continues on to debunk the idea that merit based on fighting skill/willingness, good judgment, or any of the other Greek notions of virtue are actually virtuous. This book gives insight into Greek thought and culture as it becomes a point for thought in this day and age. What, exactly, is virtue?

This particular edition has a lot of room on each side to enter notes and is a very readable and understandable translation of the original.
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Esan Torrington
5.0 out of 5 stars Neatly packaged and book came in new condition.
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019
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Great book, price was right and it satisfied my thirst.
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5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I needed, but made it work
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2011
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I purchased this for a college course as it was not available in the campus bookstore. When I received it I was a bit upset as it does not have numbered lines, like most copies of this do. I found a way to make it work, but it required a lot of extra work on my part. I couldn't send it back because we received such short notice to get it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars great condition
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2012
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this product was in the condition as it was describe - very readable
unfortunately i never used it in class hah
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2011
To my mind the Meno is among the most mysterious of Plato's dialogues. Beginning with a discussion as to whether virtue can be taught, the interlocutors move into an inquiry into the nature of knowledge itself. Here we get a famous scene in which Plato demonstrates his theory of knowledge as recollection through an illustration in geometry. This is principally a work of epistemology, but it remains a strangely oblique portrait of eidetic truth.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020
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Horrible. After page 30, there was a defect of every page throuout the book. It is unusable. This was a book for school, which we ordered prior to the beginning of the start of the school year. The book was not used in class till this week, we found out after months after the return policy was closed. Who orders a book and looks through every page before using it? Disappointing.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Defective Printing
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020
Horrible. After page 30, there was a defect of every page throuout the book. It is unusable. This was a book for school, which we ordered prior to the beginning of the start of the school year. The book was not used in class till this week, we found out after months after the return policy was closed. Who orders a book and looks through every page before using it? Disappointing.
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