Elenchus, Recollection, and the Method of Hypothesis in the Meno

The Meno is often interpreted as an illustration of Plato’s decision to replace elenchus with recollection and the method of hypothesis. My paper challenges this view and defends instead two theses: (1) that far from replacing elenchus, the method of hypothesis incorporates and uses elenctic argume...

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Main Author: Cristina Ionescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2018-03-01
Series:Plato
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/platojournal/article/view/5311