Plato's Meno

by Plato , Edited by R. S. Bluck

• ISBN13: 9780521172288
• ISBN10: 0521172284
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-17
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This 1961 edition of Plato's Meno was originally edited by R. S. Bluck, Senior Lecturer in Greek at the University of Manchester. Its value lies in the incredibly extensive preliminary chapters provided by Bluck, designed to truly enhance the reader's engagement with this ancient text. In almost 150 pages of introductory chapters, Bluck reviews the argument of the Meno, its relation to wider philosophical and dialogues (written both before and after Plato), and summarises Plato's use of the hypothetical method in the Meno, the Phaedo and the Republic. He also provides a detailed synopsis of Plato's Meno before presenting the full Greek text, accompanied by a wide-ranging and incredibly accessible commentary. Finally, Bluck presents the reader with indices in both English and Greek, ensuring that this volume remains an endlessly rewarding reference and research work.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Argument of the Meno	p. 1
Definitions of Virtue	p. 4
The Theory of Recollection	p. 8
The Hypothesis that Virtue is Knowledge	p. 17
The Absence of Teachers of Virtue and its Bearing on the Conclusion	p. 19
The Arguments for the Absence of Teachers of Virtue	p. 25
True Opinion, Knowledge, and Divine Dispensation	p. 30
The Unity of the Dialogue	p. 43
'Recollection' in other dialogues	p. 47
Transmigration and 'Recollection' before Plato	p. 61
The Hypothetical Method	p. 75
The Meno and Greek Geometrical Analysis	p. 76
Hypothetical Method in the Meno	p. 85
Hypothetical Method in the Phaedo and the Republic	p. 94
Later Dialogues: Conclusion	p. 104
The Date of the Meno	p. 108
The Setting and the Characters	p. 120
The Evidence for the Text	p. 129
Text	p. 149
Commentary	p. 197
Appendix: The Geometrical Problem at 86e sq.	p. 441
Select Bibliography	p. 462
English	p. 467
Greek	p. 471
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