by Plato
First published 6200
Meno, a wealthy young aristocrat, challenges the philosopher Socrates to define virtue. As their debate unfolds, Socrates draws Meno into a series of paradoxes that unsettle his assumptions about the nature of knowledge and learning. Meno's slave boy becomes an unlikely pawn in Socrates' subtle interrogation, leading them all to confront the limits of human understanding. Through this deceptively simple dialogue, Plato lays the foundations for his theory of recollection, a profound exploration of the origins of wisdom.
Genres: classic-literature, philosophy, ancient, academic
Vibes: intimate, philosophical, thought-provoking
Tropes: philosophical-exploration, socratic-dialogue
70 pages · Paperback