When Socrates asks Meno to tell him what virtue is, Meno responds with a list: administering the state in a way that benefits oneself and one's friends, avoiding harm, and so on. What, according to Socrates, is wrong with this answer?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
By listing a number of distinct virtues, Meno fails to give us any insight into the essence of virtue. Even if we agree with Meno's list, we may still wonder what all of the items on the list have in common. What is it that makes them all virtues? This is what Socrates wants to know, but Meno cannot tell him.
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