question archive Plato can be difficult to read since it's more of a conversation than anything else
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Plato can be difficult to read since it's more of a conversation than anything else. It's best to handle it in sections and take notes as you go. Remember: dialectic (the focus of the Socratic Dialogue) is one you look at something from many different perspectives and angles. Plato's dialogues are a good example of learning through the "dialectic". Socrates didn't "lecture" as much as ask questions. The person who speaks with realizes they don't know what they thought they knew and must revise their answers. Notice how the following illustrate two things combining to create something completely different.
Post your responses to the following questions on the dialogue
What is Socrates' problem with Meno's point about men, women and virtue?
What is Socrates trying to illustrate with the "bee" analogy (61)
What does Socrates mean when he asks "Is roundness shape or a shape?" (63)
What is the problem with Meno's definition of virtue as "to find joy in beautiful things and have power"? (66)
What is the circular logical flaw Socrates points out? (69-middle paragraph)
What is the "debater's paradox" or "paradox of inquiry"? (70)
What does Socrates illustrate with the slave boy and geometry?
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