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The further question of the dialogue is whether or not virtue can be taught. On the one hand, it seems that virtue must be a kind of wisdom, ... On the other hand, if virtue could be taught, we should be able to identify both those who teach it and those who learn from them, which we cannot easily do in fact.
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www.philosophypages.com/hy/2f.htm
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English translation of Plutarch's fragmentary essay. Part of a very large site on classical Antiquity, with many other ancient works.
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penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Mor...
penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/An_virtus_doceri_possit*.html
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The question “can virtue be taught” implies two questions. First, is virtue teachable to at least one man? Second, if virtue can be taught to at least one man, can it be taught to any man? We must clarify two important concepts: what is virtue?
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www.inspirationalwriting.info/virtuetaught.htm
www.inspirationalwriting.info/virtuetaught.htm
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Yes, it can be taught. But it is one of those things that is very hard to conceptualise without seeing examples. So one can learn virtue either from examples in books (eg. scripture, uplifting stories/novels, biographies, etc) or from examp...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080927081...
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･ Educating the intellect : on opening the eye of the intellect / Huston Smith Moral imperialism vs. moral ... ･ ISBN 0268007993 ･ LCCN 93004578 ･ Open Library ID /b/OL1397102M ･ Permalink ･ Embed Small ･ Embed Large ･ del.icio.us ...
http://www.plymouth.edu/library/opac/record/1252082
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questions such as: "Can virtue be taught?" This question is examined in detail throughout Plato's Meno, and although the play leaves the question as to what virtue is unanswered, Socrates attempts an answer to Meno's question.
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www.slashdoc.com/documents/68692
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285 - Psychopomps and Change-Agents,or Can Virtue Be Taught? ... Meno's question to Socrates-can virtue be taught?-is one that preoccupied certain persons in classical Athens and one which continues to be of concern for us.
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theologytoday.ptsem.edu/oct1978/v35-3-article4.htm
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Given the public demand that schools undertake the task of moral education and given Sommers's belief that this demand can and should be met, perhaps it is time, once again, to ask that ancient question: "Can virtue be taught?"
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www.uwmanitowoc.uwc.edu/staff/awhite/rog.htm
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Professional Responsibility; Can Virtue Be Taught?; Notes ... Plato addresses the question whether virtue can be taught in the Socratic dialogues and it is still a question that we must confront. Yet, law students and their teachers who assume that ethics cannot be taught simply avoid the question and assume that the...
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myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/pr-03/notes/virtuenotes.html
myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/pr-03/notes/virtuenotes.html
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