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Ethical Intuition and the Immortal Soul in Plato’s Meno

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Plato’s notion of the immortal soul underpins his ethical framework, indicating that ethics is intertwined with metaphysics.
Key evidence includes geometric demonstrations that reveal insights into virtue and its teachability, suggesting innate human capacities.
The approach examines the myth of recollection within the context of Plato's dialogue, particularly focusing on the geometry of incommensurable magnitudes.
These findings highlight the necessity of addressing Plato’s metaphysical claims to fully understand his ethical implications.

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This analysis uncovers the role of the immortal soul in Plato's ethics, suggesting a link between virtue and metaphysical principles.

Samuel P. Hage (2023) studied this question.

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