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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 27 MIN

Meno Introduction

from The Plato Library · host Plato

In which Socrates and Meno engage in an earnest discourse upon the nature and teachableness of virtue, exploring definitions and the perplexities of knowledge through dialectic and the wondrous demonstration of latent understanding within a slave. Their inquiry unfolds amidst reflections on right opinion, the immortality of the soul, and the elusive quest for true education, revealing the paradoxical state of human wisdom and instruction in their time.

In which Socrates and Meno engage in an earnest discourse upon the nature and teachableness of virtue, exploring definitions and the perplexities of knowledge through dialectic and the wondrous demonstration of latent understanding within a slave. Their inquiry unfolds amidst reflections on right opinion, the immortality of the soul, and the elusive quest for true education, revealing the paradoxical state of human wisdom and instruction in their time.

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