[A] man cannot enquire either about that which he knows, or about that which he does not know; for if he knows, he has no need to enquire; and if not, he cannot; for he does not know the very subject about which he is to enquire.
In summary, Meno's paradox assumes that when someone says, "I don't know," this person has no proposition that could initiate an inquiry, a dubious assumption. — TheMadFool
Meno is talking about the unknown unknowns, the subjects of which our ignorance is so profound that we can't even frame a question. — fishfry
Donald Rumsfeld — fishfry
1. Those we have asked and know the answer.
2. Those we have asked and do not know the answer.
3. Those we have never considered asking. — hypericin
Why is it a paradox? — Cuthbert
In the context of the Dialogue of that name, the idea of recollection was introduced, proposing we are able to understand new things because we already have a kind of understanding of them.
You seem intent upon separating the "paradox" from one of the possible solutions.
How does your approach relate to leaving the Platonic element out of — Valentinus
2. If one knows then inquiry is unnecessary. (premise) — TheMadFool
Meno is talking about the unknown unknowns, the subjects of which our ignorance is so profound that we can't even frame a question. But he's forgetting about the known unknowns: the subjects about which we are ignorant, yet about which we are able to frame questions and conduct experiments. That's the realm of science. — fishfry
for he does not know the very subject about which he is to enquire.
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