
Meno
by Plato
- First published
- 1938
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Meno" by Plato is a Socratic dialogue written around 385 BC. The work begins with a simple question: Can virtue be taught? As Socrates and his young interlocutor Meno pursue this inquiry, they encounter profound puzzles about the nature of knowledge itself. How can we search for what we don't know? Why is knowledge more valuable than true belief? Through dialectical exchange and a famous geometric demonstration with a slave, Plato explores recollection, learning, and the immortality of the soul.
- Classical literature
- Socrates, 470 BC-399 BC
- Ethics
- Virtue
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1643. Meno on Wikipedia.











