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1、380BCMENObyPlatotranslatedbyBenjaminJowettMENOPERSONSOFTHEDIALOGUEMENO;SOCRATES;ASLAVEOFMENO;ANYTUSMeno.Canyoutellme,Socrates,whethervirtueisacquiredbyteachingorbypractice;orifneitherbyteachingnorpractice,thenwhetheritcomestomanbynature,orinwhatotherway?Socrates.OMeno,therewasatimewhentheThessa
2、lianswerefamousamongtheotherHellenesonlyfortheirrichesandtheirriding;butnow,ifIamnotmistaken,theyareequallyfamousfortheirwisdom,especiallyatLarisa,whichisthenativecityofyourfriendAristippus.AndthisisGorgias'doing;forwhenhecamethere,thefloweroftheAleuadae,amongthemyouradmirerAristippus,andtheoth
3、erchiefsoftheThessalians,fellinlovewithhiswisdom.Andhehastaughtyouthehabitofansweringquestionsinagrandandboldstyle,whichbecomesthosewhoknow,andisthestyleinwhichhehimselfanswersallcomers;andanyHellenewholikesmayaskhimanything.Howdifferentisourlot!mydearMeno.HereatAthensthereisadearthofthecommodi
4、ty,andallwisdomseemstohaveemigratedfromustoyou.IamcertainthatifyouweretoaskanyAthenianwhethervirtuewasnaturaloracquired,hewouldlaughinyourface,andsay:"Stranger,youhavefartoogoodanopinionofme,ifyouthinkthatIcanansweryourquestion.ForIliterallydonotknowwhatvirtueis,andmuchlesswhetheritisacquiredby
5、teachingornot."AndImyself,Meno,livingasIdointhisregionofpoverty,amaspoorastherestoftheworld;andIconfesswithshamethatIknowliterallynothingaboutvirtue;andwhenIdonotknowthe"quid"ofanythinghowcanIknowthe"quale"?How,ifIknewnothingatallofMeno,couldItellifhewasfair,ortheoppositeoffair;richandnoble,ort
6、hereverseofrichandnoble?DoyouthinkthatIcould?Men.No,Indeed.Butareyouinearnest,Socrates,insayingthatyoudonotknowwhatvirtueis?AndamItocarrybackthisreportofyoutoThessaly?Soc.Notonlythat,mydearboy,butyoumaysayfurtherthatIhaveneverknownofanyoneelsewhodid,inmyjudgment.Men.ThenyouhavenevermetGorgiaswh
7、enhewasatAthens?Soc.Yes,Ihave.Men.Anddidyounotthinkthatheknew?Soc.Ihavenotagoodmemory,Meno,andthereforeIcannotnowtellwhatIthoughtofhimatthetime.AndIdaresaythathedidknow,andthatyouknowwhathesaid:please,therefore,toremindmeofwhathes
