Meno
Meno is one of Plato's shorter and most frequently read dialogues, presented here in Benjamin Jowett's translation with his introduction. The young Thessalian aristocrat Meno asks Socrates whether virtue can be taught, and Socrates replies that he cannot say until he knows what virtue is. Their attempts to define it fail one after another, and when Meno complains that one cannot search for what one does not know, Socrates answers with the theory that learning is recollection of knowledge the soul possessed before birth, demonstrating it by leading an untaught slave boy through a geometrical proof. The dialogue ends inconclusively, with the Athenian politician Anytus angry and the suggestion that virtue may come by divine dispensation. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the opening pages are free.
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Is Meno in the public domain?
Yes. Meno by Plato is a public-domain work, here in the translation by Benjamin Jowett. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Meno?
About 1 h 29 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Meno?
Meno by Plato is filed under "Philosophy" in the Vinteuil library.
