Dialogue

 1  Meno|         of the figure be of two feet, and the other side be of
 2  Meno|        the other side be of two feet, how much will the whole
 3  Meno|  direction the space was of two feet, and in the other direction
 4  Meno|       the whole would be of two feet taken once?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES:
 5  Meno|        this side is also of two feet, there are twice two feet?~
 6  Meno|       feet, there are twice two feet?~BOY: There are.~SOCRATES:
 7  Meno|      the square is of twice two feet?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES: And
 8  Meno|      And how many are twice two feet? count and tell me.~BOY:
 9  Meno|       SOCRATES: And of how many feet will that be?~BOY: Of eight
10  Meno|     will that be?~BOY: Of eight feet.~SOCRATES: And now try and
11  Meno|      double square: this is two feet—what will that be?~BOY:
12  Meno|        a figure of eight square feet; does he not?~MENO: Yes.~
13  Meno|         that is to say of eight feet; and I want to know whether
14  Meno|        a space containing eight feet?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES: Let
15  Meno|     this is the figure of eight feet?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES: And
16  Meno|     equal to the figure of four feet?~BOY: True.~SOCRATES: And
17  Meno|       give you a space of eight feet, as this gives one of sixteen
18  Meno|       this gives one of sixteen feet;—do you see?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES:
19  Meno| SOCRATES: And the space of four feet is made from this half line?~
20  Meno|         is not a space of eight feet twice the size of this,
21  Meno|       is not this a line of two feet and that of four?~BOY: Yes.~
22  Meno|         forms the side of eight feet ought to be more than this
23  Meno|      more than this line of two feet, and less than the other
24  Meno|     less than the other of four feet?~BOY: It ought.~SOCRATES:
25  Meno|     much it will be.~BOY: Three feet.~SOCRATES: Then if we add
26  Meno|          But if there are three feet this way and three feet
27  Meno|         feet this way and three feet that way, the whole space
28  Meno|       will be three times three feet?~BOY: That is evident.~SOCRATES:
29  Meno|      much are three times three feet?~BOY: Nine.~SOCRATES: And
30  Meno|       side of a figure of eight feet: but then he thought that
31  Meno|       not this a square of four feet which I have drawn?~BOY:
32  Meno|       this space is of how many feet?~BOY: Of eight feet.~SOCRATES:
33  Meno|        many feet?~BOY: Of eight feet.~SOCRATES: And from what
34  Meno|    corner of the figure of four feet?~BOY: Yes.~SOCRATES: And