Recollecting Plato’s Meno

We know what we think about Plato's Meno , but what did its first readers think? Tarrant (classics, U. of Newcastle, Australia) interprets the text as those in antiquity did, with due regard for ancient contexts as a part of Plato's wider educational project. He starts by re-interpreting Socrates on such issues as excellence and the acquisition of knowledge, and proceeds to the reactions of both Socrates and Plato to issues raised by Meno such as divine allocation and causes of knowledge. He traces later interpretations within the Hellenistic tradition, including Platonic references within Cicero's On Laws , and explores Platonic epistemology within Thrasyllus and Plutarch, leading to later periods when the epistemological legacy was largely forgotten. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation 穢2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)