Plato’s Meno: Can Virtue Be Taught? | PHILOSOPHICAL DIALOGUE

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Join the timeless search for wisdom in Meno, one of Plato’s most influential dialogues exploring the nature and origins of virtue. In this full audiobook presentation, Socrates engages in a lively and probing conversation with the young nobleman Meno, asking one of philosophy’s most enduring questions: Can virtue be taught, or is it a gift from the gods?

Through careful questioning, Socrates dismantles Meno’s early definitions of virtue, revealing the complexity of moral understanding. The dialogue introduces Plato’s famous theory of recollection—suggesting that all knowledge is innate—through a compelling demonstration with a slave boy. This leads to deeper questions about whether virtue is a kind of knowledge, the difference between true belief and understanding, and whether anyone truly possesses the ability to teach virtue.

Translated by Benjamin Jowett and made available through Project Gutenberg, this text remains a foundational work in Western moral philosophy. It’s ideal for students, educators, and anyone interested in the philosophical roots of ethics, learning, and the soul.

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