About “On Virtue”
On Virtue is a short Socratic dialogue attributed to Plato but considered spurious. In it, Socrates engages in a discussion with a friend about whether virtue can be taught. The dialogue does not present new ideas. Instead, it repeats passages from Meno almost verbatim. The author of On Virtue relies heavily on content from Meno without adding original material. The dialogue serves as a direct copy of earlier philosophical text rather than offering a distinct argument. It is seen as a derivative work rather than an independent contribution to Platonic thought. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)