A Commentary on Plato's Meno

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The Meno, one of the most widely read of the Platonic dialogues, is seen afresh in this original interpretation that explores the dialogue as a theatrical presentation. Just as Socrates's listeners would have questioned and examined their own thinking in response to the presentation, so, Klein shows, should modern readers become involved in the drama of the dialogue. Klein offers a line-by-line commentary on the text of the Meno itself that animates the characters and conversation and carefully probes each significant turn of the argument. "A major addition to the literature on the Meno and necessary reading for every student of the dialogue."—Alexander Seasonske, Philosophical Review "There exists no other commentary on Meno which is so thorough, sound, and enlightening."—Choice Jacob Klein (1899-1978) was a student of Martin Heidegger and a tutor at St. John's College from 1937 until his death. His other works include Plato's Trilogy: Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Jacob Klein (1899-1978) came to St. John's College, Annapolis, in 1938, and remained a Tutor there until his death. From 1949 to 1958 he was Dean. In addition to the lectures and essays collected here, he was author of three books:Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra, A Commentary on Plato's Meno , and Plato's Trilogy: Theaetetus, the Sophist, and the Statesman.

Jeff Kalb cites Klein in his Music and Measurement: An the Eidetic Principles of Harmony and Motion (St. Cecilia's Feast Day, 2016).