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light of the sun above�察�and these are they who become noble kings



and mighty men and great in wisdom and are called saintly heroes in



after ages。; The soul�察�then�察�as being immortal�察�and having been born



again many times�察�rand having seen all things that exist�察�whether in



this world or in the world below�察�has knowledge of them all�察�and it is



no wonder that she should be able to call to remembrance all that



she ever knew about virtue�察�and about everything�察�for as all nature is



akin�察�and the soul has learned all things�察�there is no difficulty in



her eliciting or as men say learning�察�out of a single recollection



´all the rest�察�if a man is strenuous and does not faint�察�for all



enquiry and all learning is but recollection。 And therefore we ought



not to listen to this sophistical argument about the impossibility



of enquiry�此�for it will make us idle�察�and is sweet only to the



sluggard�察�but the other saying will make us active and inquisitive。 In



that confiding�察�I will gladly enquire with you into the nature of



virtue。



  Men。 Yes�察�Socrates�察�but what do you mean by saying that we do not



learn�察�and that what we call learning is only a process of



recollection�拭�Can you teach me how this is��



  Soc。 I told you�察�Meno�察�just now that you were a rogue�察�and now you



ask whether I can teach you�察�when I am saying that there is no



teaching�察�but only recollection�察�and thus you imagine that you will



involve me in a contradiction。



  Men。 Indeed�察�Socrates�察�I protest that I had no such intention。 I



only asked the question from habit�察�but if you can prove to me that



what you say is true�察�I wish that you would。



  Soc。 It will be no easy matter�察�but I will try to please you to



the utmost of my power。 Suppose that you call one of your numerous



attendants�察�that I may demonstrate on him。



  Men。 Certainly。 Come hither�察�boy。



  Soc。 He is Greek�察�and speaks Greek�察�does he not��



  Men。 Yes�察�indeed�察�he was born in the house。



  Soc。 Attend now to the questions which I ask him�察�and observe



whether he learns of me or only remembers。



  Men。 I will。



  Soc。 Tell me�察�boy�察�do you know that a figure like this is a square��



  Boy。 I do。



  Soc。 And you know that a square figure has these four lines equal��



  Boy。 Certainly。



  Soc。 And these lines which I have drawn through the middle of the



square are also equal��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 A square may be of any size��



  Boy。 Certainly。



  Soc。 And if one side of the figure be of two feet�察�and the other



side be of two feet�察�how much will the whole be�拭�Let me explain�此�if in



one direction the space was of two feet�察�and in other direction of one



foot�察�the whole would be of two feet taken once��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 But since this side is also of two feet�察�there are twice two



feet��



  Boy。 There are。



  Soc。 Then the square is of twice two feet��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And how many are twice two feet�拭�count and tell me。



  Boy。 Four�察�Socrates。



  Soc。 And might there not be another square twice as large as this��



and having like this the lines equal��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And of how many feet will that be��



  Boy。 Of eight feet。



  Soc。 And now try and tell me the length of the line which forms



the side of that double square�此�this is two feet´what will that be��



  Boy。 Clearly�察�Socrates�察�it will be double。



  Soc。 Do you observe�察�Meno�察�that I am not teaching the boy



anything�察�but only asking him questions�察�and now he fancies that he



knows how long a line is necessary in order to produce a figure of



eight square feet�察�does he not��



  Men。 Yes。



  Soc。 And does he really know��



  Men。 Certainly not。



  Soc。 He only guesses that because the square is double�察�the line



is double。



  Men。 True。



  Soc。 Observe him while he recalls the steps in regular order。 ��To



the Boy。�� Tell me�察�boy�察�do you assert that a double space comes from a



double line�拭�Remember that I am not speaking of an oblong�察�but of a



figure equal every way�察�and twice the size of this´that is to say of



eight feet�察�and I want to know whether you still say that a double



square comes from double line��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 But does not this line become doubled if we add another such



line here��



  Boy。 Certainly。



  Soc。 And four such lines will make a space containing eight feet��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 Let us describe such a figure�此�Would you not say that this is



the figure of eight feet��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And are there not these four divisions in the figure�察�each of



which is equal to the figure of four feet��



  Boy。 True。



  Soc。 And is not that four times four��



  Boy。 Certainly。



  Soc。 And four times is not double��



  Boy。 No�察�indeed。



  Soc。 But how much��



  Boy。 Four times as much。



  Soc。 Therefore the double line�察�boy�察�has given a space�察�not twice��



but four times as much。



  Boy。 True。



  Soc。 Four times four are sixteen´are they not��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 What line would give you a space of right feet�察�as this gives



one of sixteen feet�察�do you see��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And the space of four feet is made from this half line��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 Good�察�and is not a space of eight feet twice the size of



this�察�and half the size of the other��



  Boy。 Certainly。



  Soc。 Such a space�察�then�察�will be made out of a line greater than



this one�察�and less than that one��



  Boy。 Yes�察�I think so。



  Soc。 Very good�察�I like to hear you say what you think。 And now



tell me�察�is not this a line of two feet and that of four��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 Then the line which forms the side of eight feet ought to be



more than this line of two feet�察�and less than the other of four feet��



  Boy。 It ought。



  Soc。 Try and see if you can tell me how much it will be。



  Boy。 Three feet。



  Soc。 Then if we add a half to this line of two�察�that will be the



line of three。 Here are two and there is one�察�and on the other side��



here are two also and there is one�此�and that makes the figure of which



you speak��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 But if there are three feet this way and three feet that way��



the whole space will be three times three feet��



  Boy。 That is evident。



  Soc。 And how much are three times three feet��



  Boy。 Nine。



  Soc。 And how much is the double of four��



  Boy。 Eight。



  Soc。 Then the figure of eight is not made out of a of three��



  Boy。 No。



  Soc。 But from what line�拭�tell me exactly�察�and if you would rather



not reckon�察�try and show me the line。



  Boy。 Indeed�察�Socrates�察�I do not know。



  Soc。 Do you see�察�Meno�察�what advances he has made in his power of



recollection�拭�He did not know at first�察�and he does not know now�察�what



is the side of a figure of eight feet�此�but then he thought that he



knew�察�and answered confidently as if he knew�察�and had no difficulty��



now he has a difficulty�察�and neither knows nor fancies that he knows。



  Men。 True。



  Soc。 Is he not better off in knowing his ignorance��



  Men。 I think that he is。



  Soc。 If we have made him doubt�察�and given him the ;torpedo's shock�察�



have we done him any harm��



  Men。 I think not。



  Soc。 We have certainly�察�as would seem�察�assisted him in some degree



to the discovery of the truth�察�and now he will wish to remedy his



ignorance�察�but then he would have been ready to tell all the world



again and again that the double space should have a double side。



  Men。 True。



  Soc。 But do you suppose that he would ever have enquired into or



learned what he fancied that he knew�察�though he was really ignorant of



it�察�until he had fallen into perplexity under the idea that he did not



know�察�and had desired to know��



  Men。 I think not�察�Socrates。



  Soc。 Then he was the better for the torpedo's touch��



  Men。 I think so。



  Soc。 Mark now the farther development。 I shall only ask him�察�and not



teach him�察�and he shall share the enquiry with me�此�and do you watch



and see if you find me telling or explaining anything to him��



instead of eliciting his opinion。 Tell me�察�boy�察�is not this a square



of four feet which I have drawn��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And now I add another square equal to the former one��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And a third�察�which is equal to either of them��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 Suppose that we fill up the vacant corner��



  Boy。 Very good。



  Soc。 Here�察�then�察�there are four equal spaces��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And how many times larger is this space than this other��



  Boy。 Four times。



  Soc。 But it ought to have been twice only�察�as you will remember。



  Boy。 True。



  Soc。 And does not this line�察�reaching from corner to corner��



bisect each of these spaces��



  Boy。 Yes。



  Soc。 And are there not here four equal lines which contain this



space��



  Boy。 There are。



  Soc。 Look and
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