Dialogue

 1  Meno|      morality, is not far from the truth. But the objection is urged, ‘
 2  Meno|    previous Dialogues. But the new truth is no sooner found than
 3  Meno|           philosopher had the same truth latent in his mind when
 4  Meno|         slave-boy the mathematical truth which is latent in him,
 5  Meno|       regardless of the historical truth of the characters of his
 6  Meno|           we approach nearest, the truth doubles upon us and passes
 7  Meno|         formula as the following: ‘Truth consists not in particulars,
 8  Meno|           only, in relation to the truth.’ These unmeaning propositions
 9  Meno|     exempts the difference between truth and appearance, of which
10  Meno|         metaphysical conception of truth passes into a psychological
11  Meno|           be made to recognize the truth, for which he has contended
12  Meno| independently the enquiry into all truth, were unconscious. They
13  Meno|        consciousness of necessity. Truth, he says, is the direction
14  Meno|            subject; while absolute truth is reduced to a figment,
15  Meno|           should have told him the truth. And if he were a philosopher
16  Meno|          should not only speak the truth, but I should make use of
17  Meno|             That appears to be the truth, Socrates, and I admit that
18  Meno|           They spoke of a glorious truth, as I conceive.~MENO: What
19  Meno|            to the discovery of the truth; and now he will wish to
20  Meno|    Obviously.~SOCRATES: And if the truth of all things always existed
21  Meno|           a guide if he thinks the truth, as he who knows the truth?~
22  Meno|         truth, as he who knows the truth?~MENO: Exactly.~SOCRATES:
23  Meno|          seems to be very like the truth.~SOCRATES: I too speak rather
24  Meno|       shall never know the certain truth until, before asking how