3. Plato The Meno Thought Experiment The "Meno" Dialog Plato's dialog "Meno" recounts a conversation between Socrates and Meno, a visiting political figure from Thessaly. The dialog is centered on the issue of whether virtue can be taught. In the course of the dialog, Plato requests to engage one of Meno's slaves in a mathematical thought experiment designed to demonstrate Socrates's view that knowledge is innate, a matter of recollection of the soul's prior knowledge. The experiment is designed to show that the slave, who Meno admits has no knowledge of mathematics, can reach correct mathematical conclusions without being taught, solely through Socratic questioning. The Meno Thought Experiment The following questions will replicate the thought experiment Socrates offers to Meno's slave in the course of the "Meno" dialog. Complete the following series of questions in order: Figure 1: Assume figure 1 is a square with sides of length two feet. This would give the figure an area of create a new square with exact