Meno's Paradox

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A paradox from Plato's Meno which states that if you know something you don't need to search for it, and if you don't know it you don't know what you're looking for, making knowledge impossible. The solution is partial knowledge.

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John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317

John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317

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A paradox from Plato's Meno which states that if you know something you don't need to search for it, and if you don't know it you don't know what you're looking for, making knowledge impossible. The solution is partial knowledge.