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Prima facie, Meno’s first attempt to define “virtue” amounts to an enumeration of virtues (71e1–72b5). This observation seems to accord with Socrates’ comment, “In seeking one virtue I have discovered a whole swarm” (72a7). The surface accord notwithstanding, Meno’s answer does not amount to mere enumeration.
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Thomas, J.E. (1980). Lesson One: Definition is not Enumeration (71e1–73c5). In: Musings on the Meno. Martinus Nijhoff Classical Philosophy Library, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8783-8_4
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