Secondly, Meno formulates a broad and imperfect definition. He regards virtue as the acquisition of beautiful things in the context of a type of virtue - justice. Thirdly, Meno failed to look, which uncovers his dangerous hold of self-esteem. He is only concerned with a specific and corollary question: "can virtue be taught?” rather than searching for the answer to the original and ultimate question: "what is virtue?” After observing the unchangeable nature of Meno, Socrates uses his last attempt to differentiate between true knowledge and right opinion, which can lead to similar action and outcomes. His vital note is that right opinion is easy to lose, but true knowledge can be recollected at any time. A person can listen to another's teaching without pondering and assume that he knows the knowledge behind it, while he only possesses transient right opinion, like Meno's receipt of Gorgias's ideas. However, he will never grasp the real knowledge, which will encompass all specific situations and stay within an industrious, pensive, and open …show more content…
In this dialogue, Socrates is attempting to defense himself at the trial and prove his innocence, while others are trying to put him to death for introducing strange gods and corrupting the youth. Socrates's first sentence sets the tone and direction for the whole dialogue. Socrates, in addressing the men of Athens, states that he almost forgets who he is because of