That's not virtue!
What is Meno's first definition of virtue?
It's different for different types of people.
Phaedrus has a reputation for being this sort of person.
Handsome, and a lover of speeches.
What was Socrates accused of?
Corrupting the youth
What did Crito come to the prison to do?
Help Socrates escape.
In which dialogue was Plato himself noted to be present?
The Apology
Who was Anytus?
A wealthy Athenian citizen who is embarrassed by Socrates in the Meno, and who later accused him of corrupting the youth.
The idea that love is bad assumes that this is true.
That love is a kind of madness, and that madness is bad.
What penalty did Socrates propose for himself?
Free meals; or a penalty in silver.
What was the woman in Socrates' dream wearing?
White clothing
What was Thessaly famous for?
Horses
Meno is an odd person to include in a dialogue about virtue because...
...he had a reputation as a rather bad person in ancient Greece.
The SPAS relationship is similar to the one suggested by Lysias in this way.
Participants may limit or restrain their emotional connection in an effort to avoid future pain of separation.
Comic poets, for example Aristophanes, who made fun of him for investigating nature.
Why do "the laws" argue that one should obey them?
Because individuals are produced by the laws; and they also agree to follow them by living in their communities.
What did Thrasymachus do after Socrates defeated his argument?
He blushed
Justice cannot be the same thing as virtue because...
...justice is a part of virtue, and a part of something cannot be equal to the whole thing.
Lysias' true motive in making his shameful speech was probably this.
To engage in a physical, erotic relationship with Phaedrus.
Socrates definitely WAS guilty of this.
Refusing to follow the laws of the city if those would prevent him from philosophizing.
Which argument, mentioned in the Crito, is examined carefully in Book 1 of the Republic?
The argument that it is never just to cause harm, and therefore that one should never return harm for harm.
At whose house was Phaedrus before he came out to see Socrates?
Cephalus' house
Why does Socrates use the phrase "persuaded to agree to" instead of "learned" at the end of the dialogue?
He wants the reader to consider more carefully whether, and how, Meno was really taught something.
The myth of the two horses illustrates that love is the greatest benefit to humans only under these conditions.
The object of love must develop from physical beauty, through intellectual and spiritual beauty, and ending with the Idea of Beauty that the philosopher contemplates.
How did Socrates work against his own interests in his opening paragraph?
He insulted the jury by telling them how to do their jobs and refusing to follow the usual customs of the court.
Summarize Socrates' argument about the opinion of the many.
As "the many" do not have knowledge, they are not able to either harm or help anyone, and so this opinion should not be followed by those hoping to do those things.
Who was Meno's teacher?
Gorgias