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The Meno, Recollection, And The Role Of Hypothesis, Joseph A. Novak
The Meno, Recollection, And The Role Of Hypothesis, Joseph A. Novak
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
The aim of this paper is to present Plato's doctrine within a perspective that will both explain why Plato found himself prompted to formulate it, as well as explore some enduring insights exhibited in its applications. First, the paper will argue that Plato was prompted to adopt the doctrine given the difficulties that had arisen from the employment of the Socratic elenchus. Second, it will argue that hypothesis, already implicit in the elenchic method, will begin to be developed into a more complex and refined method that Plato sees necessary for the whole learning process. The retention of a hypothesis …