Crito arrives early in the morning to help Socrates to escape into exile. However, Socrates has already accepted his pending death, and a sophisticated argument between the two occurs. To reduce bias, Socrates says that if both he and Crito come to an agreement that escaping is just, then he will proceed with it. Crito claims that Socrates’ death will harm his reputation to which Socrates replies that the thoughts of the majority are not as pertinent as the thoughts of the wise, for the wise knows what is truly right and if disobeyed, harm will be done and people wronged. ¬¬¬¬Socrates continues by stating that one is never justified in doing wrong, even when acting in return, and that a just agreement always should be fulfilled. Socrates concludes …show more content…
Socrates responds to this question by first establishing a definition of virtue. However, Meno has difficulty finding a fundamental definition of virtue, and instead suggests various examples of virtue. After a series of attempts in trying to define virtue, Meno admits he too does not know what virtue is and, when prompted to search for the definition, that it is impossible to search for what is not known. In response, Socrates explains that the soul is immortal and wise, so one only needs to remember what he once knew as shown through the attendant-geometry example. Socrates then tries to answer the initial question of can virtue be taught using hypotheses, for he might stumble upon the answer unknowingly, as the attendant did. After much thought, the two arrive to the conclusion that virtue is partly or wholly wisdom. However, Anytus comes along and contributes in helping to realize that men of good virtue were unable to teach it to their sons, meaning that virtue is not indeed knowledge and that men of good virtue are not affected only by knowledge but an additional element; this element being one’s opinion. All in all, the men are unable to understand neither virtue nor its means of learning, but are encouraged to explore the unknown for an