Meno becomes frustrated, feeling that Socrates is confusing him, and admits that he previously thought he understood virtue but now feels uncertain. Socrates acknowledges that he too does not know what virtue is and suggests that they should search for the answer together.
Meno questions how they can search for something they don't know and how they would recognize it if they found it.
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