Plato, Meno, section 74c

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[74c]

Socrates
And for this reason—that there are other figures as well?

Meno
Yes.

Socrates
And if he went on to ask you of what sort they were, you would tell him?

Meno
I would.

Socrates
And if he asked likewise what color is, and on your answering “white” your questioner then rejoined: Is “white” color or a color? your reply would be: A color; because there are other colors besides.

Meno
It would.

Socrates
And if he bade you mention other colors,

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 3 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1967.

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