What is the question that Socrates insists must be asked first to Meno?

In any case, says Socrates, the question is who can teach us virtue, not who can’t–“let them be the Sophists if you like.” Anytus suggests that one need only to talk to any “gentleman” on the streets of Athens to see true virtue, but Socrates redirects his answer to his and Meno’s original question about whether …

What questions did Socrates ask?

Here are the six types of questions that Socrates asked his pupils….Probing rationale, reasons and evidence

• Why is that happening?
• How do you know this?
• Show me?
• Can you give me an example of that?
• What do you think causes?
• What is the nature of this?
• Are these reasons good enough?
• Would it stand up in court?

What is the initial question Meno asks?

Can virtue be
Meno asks Socrates to return to their original question: Can virtue be taught? Socrates reluctantly agrees and constructs the following argument: Virtue is something beneficial; it’s a good thing to have.

Why does Socrates say we should question what is accepted as common sense?

Socrates would want us to use our own knowledge to break down everyday common sense, analyze it’s short comings, and modify it for reality. So question, and question all of what is around you and what is assumed because only through questioning can you ever truly know yourself.

What kind of question is Meno asking to Socrates?

Summary. The Meno is probably one of Plato’s earliest dialogues, with the conversation dateable to about 402 BCE. The dialogue begins with Meno asking Socrates whether virtue can be taught, and this question (along with the more fundamental question of what virtue is) occupies the two men for the entirety of the text.

What is Socratic method of questioning?

Socratic questioning involves a disciplined and thoughtful dialogue between two or more people. It is widely used in teaching and counseling to expose and unravel deeply held values and beliefs that frame and support what we think and say.

What is Socrates answer to the question Meno asks at the beginning of the dialogue?

But in the third stage of the dialogue, Meno nonetheless resists, and asks Socrates instead to answer his initial question: is virtue something that is taught, or is it acquired in some other way? Socrates criticizes Meno for still wanting to know how virtue is acquired without first understanding what it is.

How does Socrates respond to Meno’s first question about whether or not virtue can be taught?

Socrates rejects the first definition that Meno offers. Socrates explains to Meno that he has only provided examples of virtues, instead of describing the nature of virtue itself. In order to define virtue itself, one must attempt to pinpoint what it is that makes all examples of virtues virtuous.

What is it that Socrates asked?

Socrates asked a simple kind of question that revolutionized philosophy: “What is it?” Usually raised about significant moral or aesthetic qualities (e.g., justice, courage, wisdom, temperance, beauty). Such questions are the central concern of the “Socratic” (early) dialogues of Plato.

What does Meno compare Socrates to in this passage?

– when he asked Meno what virtue was, Meno responded saying every action is virtue if done with a bit of virtue – he isn’t telling him what virtue is as a whole On page 36-37, Meno compares Socrates to a flatfish (i.e. stingray).

What does Socrates think all virtues have in common?

– Socrates thinks even though there are many are many different kinds of virtues, they all have something in common that makes them virtues What definition does Meno give Socrates on page 26? “Justice is virtue, as well as courage, temperance, wisdom, high-mindedness, and plenty more.”

What is Socrates’s view of moral standards?

A. They are objective. Socrates was opposed to the moral relativism of the Sophists. He believed that there were objective moral standards; that they could be discovered; that there were right and wrong answers to moral questions that went beyond mere opinion and popular sentiment.