Dialogue

 1  Meno|    dilemma an appeal is made to Anytus, a respectable and well-to-do
 2  Meno|        similar accomplishments. Anytus is angry at the imputation
 3  Meno|         grasp a general notion.~Anytus is the type of the narrow-minded
 4  Meno|     Chaerephon (Apol.) the real Anytus was a democrat, and had
 5  Meno|         date by the allusion of Anytus.~We cannot argue that Plato
 6  Meno|          A Slave of Meno (Boy), Anytus.~MENO: Can you tell me,
 7  Meno|  fortunately have sitting by us Anytus, the very person of whom
 8  Meno|       and who they are. Please, Anytus, to help me and your friend
 9  Meno|     send him to the physicians?~ANYTUS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: Or
10  Meno|       send him to the cobblers?~ANYTUS: Yes.~SOCRATES: And so forth?~
11  Meno|         SOCRATES: And so forth?~ANYTUS: Yes.~SOCRATES: Let me trouble
12  Meno|        be right in sending him?~ANYTUS: Yes.~SOCRATES: And might
13  Meno|         be the height of folly?~ANYTUS: Yes, by Zeus, and of ignorance
14  Meno|         He has been telling me, Anytus, that he desires to attain
15  Meno|        likes, at a fixed price?~ANYTUS: Whom do you mean, Socrates?~
16  Meno|        surely know, do you not, Anytus, that these are the people
17  Meno|     whom mankind call Sophists?~ANYTUS: By Heracles, Socrates,
18  Meno|      with them.~SOCRATES: What, Anytus? Of all the people who profess
19  Meno|        been out of their minds?~ANYTUS: Out of their minds! No,
20  Meno|       the Sophists wronged you, Anytus? What makes you so angry
21  Meno|         you so angry with them?~ANYTUS: No, indeed, neither I nor
22  Meno|         unacquainted with them?~ANYTUS: And I have no wish to be
23  Meno|        you are wholly ignorant?~ANYTUS: Quite well; I am sure that
24  Meno|          You must be a diviner, Anytus, for I really cannot make
25  Meno|        and you will oblige him.~ANYTUS: Why do you not tell him
26  Meno|        go. Whom would you name?~ANYTUS: Why single out individuals?
27  Meno|       never learned themselves?~ANYTUS: I imagine that they learned
28  Meno|       SOCRATES: Yes, certainly, Anytus; and many good statesmen
29  Meno|    Themistocles was a good man?~ANYTUS: Certainly; no man better.~
30  Meno|     teacher, of his own virtue?~ANYTUS: Yes certainly,—if he wanted
31  Meno|         from our elders of him?~ANYTUS: I have.~SOCRATES: Then
32  Meno|    showed any want of capacity?~ANYTUS: Very likely not.~SOCRATES:
33  Meno|         man, as his father was?~ANYTUS: I have certainly never
34  Meno|      which he himself excelled?~ANYTUS: Indeed, indeed, I think
35  Meno|         that he was a good man?~ANYTUS: To be sure I should.~SOCRATES:
36  Meno|         Paralus and Xanthippus.~ANYTUS: I know.~SOCRATES: And you
37  Meno|      day. Do you remember them?~ANYTUS: I have heard of them.~SOCRATES:
38  Meno|         more, I suspect, friend Anytus, that virtue is not a thing
39  Meno|      thing which can be taught?~ANYTUS: Socrates, I think that
40  Meno|    SOCRATES: O Meno, think that Anytus is in a rage. And he may
41  Meno|        and those others of whom Anytus spoke govern states. This
42  Meno| although very likely our friend Anytus may take offence at the
43  Meno| SOCRATES: I do not care; as for Anytus, there will be another opportunity
44  Meno|   yourself, persuade our friend Anytus. And do not let him be so