the soul must be immortal. He attempts to prove this theory in Meno where he uses the method of elenchus, which by asking and answering questions illuminates ideas. In this essay I will point out where his arguments fail to support his theory and I will use the ideas of some other philosophers to compare them with those of Plato and offer some other arguments he could have used instead and theories that directly follow. My first dissent is against Plato’s main argument supporting the theory of the
Meno is a dialogue written by Plato. Similar to the other dialogues, Socrates try to investigate the nature of virtue throughout the text. Like others, no answer given to the question, “what is virtue,” convinced Socrates. The dialogue initially begins with Meno questioning Socrates about how can virtue be taught. Socrates believed he does not know what virtue is. Therefore based on Socrates request, Meno attempted to define virtue for him, at three different points: one, virtue varies from one's
Essay Two In the Apology, Socrates a Greek philosopher faced trial after being accused of not accepting the gods recognized by the State, creating new deities and, therefore corrupting, the youth of Athens. Socrates to not only to be found not guilty of his accusations also sought to enlighten the court with his knowledge on how not knowing things is truly the key to understanding the world. Socrates was a firm believer that if you were truly intelligent one must accept that knowing everything is