Meno
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Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meno canonical | 18 |
| Meno (Thessalian nobleman) | 1 |
| Meno (character) | 1 |
| Meno’s paradox | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meno Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Meno]
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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D.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meno Target entity description: Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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C.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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D.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic dialogue
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | students of philosophy ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| asksWhether |
virtue is acquired by practice
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virtue is acquired by teaching ⓘ virtue is innate ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
Can virtue be taught?
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What is virtue? ⓘ |
| centralTheme | virtue ⓘ |
| concludesThat | virtue comes by divine dispensation (tentatively) ⓘ |
| containsArgument |
Meno’s paradox
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linked to:
Meno
|
| containsDoctrine | theory of recollection ⓘ |
| demonstrates | geometrical proof with a slave boy ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | aporetic ⓘ |
| discusses | distinction between knowledge and true belief ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
definition of virtue
ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ paradox of inquiry ⓘ recollection ⓘ teachability of virtue ⓘ true belief ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anytus
ⓘ
a slave boy ⓘ |
| genre | ethical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGreek | Μένων ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical Athens ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western ethics
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Meno (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Meno
Socrates ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Meno (Thessalian nobleman)
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linked to:
Meno
|
| partOf | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| period | early Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
Socratic method
ⓘ
elenchus ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gorgias
ⓘ
Phaedo ⓘ Protagoras ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meno Description of subject: Meno is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meno
linked to: Meno
linked to: Meno
subject linked to:
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
subject linked to:
the paradox of inquiry
subject linked to:
the paradox of inquiry