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Meno; By Plato ; Written 380 B.C.E ; Translated by Benjamin Jowett ... Is virtue the same in a child and in a slave, Meno? Can the child govern his father, or the slave his master; and would he who governed be any longer a slave? Men. I think not, Socrates. Soc. No, indeed; there would be small reason in that.
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classics.mit.edu/Plato/meno.html
classics.mit.edu/Plato/meno.html
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Plato attempts to prove the doctrine of Recollection by means of his interview with the slave-boy. ... And see esp. Meno 98a: recollection = giving an account of the reasons why.)
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faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/menopar.htm
faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/menopar.htm
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Section 2: The discussion of knowledge as recollection and the experiment with Meno's slave, a section which ends with Socrates urging us to seek for the truth within our own souls (which carry all knowledge) (from 80b to 86c, p. ... It helps to point out that Plato's claim is not about the slave boy or Meno in particular,
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records.viu.ca/~Johnstoi/introser/meno.htm
records.viu.ca/~Johnstoi/introser/meno.htm
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Meno first suggests that different kinds of virtue exist for different kinds of people. ... Plato takes a few significant steps beyond the typical reach of a Socratic dialogue when he describes Socrates questioning the slave boy, since this type of dialogue usually ... When Socrates claims that knowledge is recollection,
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www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/plato/section2.rhtml
www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/plato/section2.rhtml
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It is traditionally held that the point of the conversation between Socrates and the slave boy (81e-86c) is Plato's Theory of Recollection. ... When Socrates attempts to demonstrate the Theory of Recollection, he says to Meno of the slave boy, "do you see the progress in recollection he's made so far? At first he didn't...
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www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/PES-Yearbook/96_docs/boyles.html
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When Meno asks Socrates to teach him about recollection, Socrates mercilessly scolds him on the ... Meno's slave is called forth for illustration. It is established that he knows what a square is and that it has various properties. He can also do arithmetic. Socrates elicits these answers from him without teaching him.
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philosophy.ucdavis.edu/mattey/phi021/meno.html
philosophy.ucdavis.edu/mattey/phi021/meno.html
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Meno Persons Of The Dialogue Meno; Socrates; A Slave Of Meno; Anytus ... I told you, Meno, just now that you were a rogue, and now you ask whether I can teach you, when I am saying that there is no teaching, but only recollection; and thus you imagine that you will involve me in a contradiction.
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ethics.sandiego.edu/books/plato/meno/plato_meno.htm
ethics.sandiego.edu/books/plato/meno/plato_meno.htm
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SOCRATES: Do you see, Meno, what advances he has made in his power of recollection? He did not know at first, and he does not know now, what is the side of a figure of eight feet: ... And if this is the proper name, then you, Meno's slave, are prepared to affirm that the double space is the square of the diagonal?
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plato.thefreelibrary.com/Meno/2-1-2
plato.thefreelibrary.com/Meno/2-1-2
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PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: Meno, Socrates, A Slave of Meno (Boy), Anytus. ... SOCRATES: And does this definition of virtue include all virtue? Is virtue the same in a child and in a slave, Meno? Can the child govern his father, or the slave his master; and would he who governed be any longer a slave?
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plato.thefreelibrary.com/Meno/2-1
plato.thefreelibrary.com/Meno/2-1
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