Analysis Of Plato's Reaction Between Socrates And Meno

In our current time the term Virtue is defined as “behavior showing high moral standards”. Knowing that we can pull out a dictionary or google the term is much easier than others had trying to define this word. Looking up the definition is something we can do, but to figure it out to an exact point was a challenge. This challenge took place many years ago in Athens. Plato was a philosopher and mathematician in classical Greece, and was a founder of the Academy of Athens, which promoted learning at a higher level in the western world. Socrates is another classical Greek figure who is said to be a founder of the western philosophy and he takes a huge part in Ethics and Epistemology. Meno is a Thessalian political figure who was recently a student

This writing is done by Plato but the main character is not Plato himself. Plato is documenting a conversation between Socrates and Meno, hence the name. Something different in Plato 's writings are that they usually take place as a conversation, for a very specific reason. This is a dialogue between two people, which makes digesting the concepts and ideas easier because there are characters that you can relate to. It is more successful in this format rather than just a brick of dense text. These ideas being talked about and portrayed in his writings are not light reads. They can in fact hurt your brain. This should be read multiple times if possible because there is so much to take in. A way to make this easier would to read it out loud so you can hear the flow of the questions and explanations and if you have a willing partner or study buddy you can go back and forth with them. When reading Plato 's works you should always keep in mind what is the goal here from Socrates point of view. You can get lost within these dialogues and confused just as quickly as some of the characters starring in these works. If you can go into reading it with some idea of what is going on, or essentially what the goal is, it should be more clear in the end. You have to be prepared or you will have a major Socratic