In ancient Greece virtue was considered to be a very important trait for a man, and it wouldn’t have been uncommon for the wealthy to spend hours discussing the terms of virtue. In Plato’s “The Meno” the reader observes one of these conversation in the form of a dialog between the characters Meno and Socrates. As the conversation goes on, Socrates establishes that virtue has to be something that does good. Yet the qualities we associate with virtue like intelligence, righteousness, and strength are not inherently good. Socrates uses the example of courage to illustrate his point; for if used without forethought courage can cause a person to make a rash decision and get hurt. Therefore, virtue cannot be defined as just possessing the qualities
