Introduction Socrates was a philosopher who lived between the years 469 and 399 B.C.E. He is one of the few men who created an image for himself as a man fully committed to the virtue of truth. His critical reasoning and the way he lived his life has a major influence on western philosophy to date. He was a renowned soldier who also served diligently in politics before retiring to work as a stonemason to look after his family. Main body Looking at the Greek’s understanding of virtue we realize that virtue varies from one individual to another since they describe it as a skill. But for Socrates, virtue ought to be similar for everyone at all times and place for that is what real virtue is all about. Meno believes that virtue is actually the unending urge for good deeds but Socrates seems to differ with this point of argument. He argues that considering different people possess different levels of virtue then it has to vary amongst different people (Jowett 2). He goes ahead to mention that, it is very normal all around the world for anyone to want his or her believes to be regarded as good. This is because no one would want what is regarded as bad whether knowingly or unknowingly. The difference in character as seen in different people is a result of differing knowledge possessed by different people. Socrates believes that when a person acquires knowledge on what is right then the outcome is the desire to act on it (Jowett 13). Another thinker in the name of Aristotle, later on, came to disapprove this argument by Socrates bringing to our attention the different events where the weakness of will affects our moral judgment. At this point Socrates redirects the dialogue asking the question; how is one supposed to know what virtue is? He raises a dilemma on the dialogue with many questions to ponder on, on the aspect of knowledge. For example, “How can an individual learn what he does not know?” He goes further ahead to mention that this could be because this individual already has the information concerning what he is looking for and therefore he does not need to look further. Or maybe he is not aware of what he is looking for and therefore may not know even when he finds it. Socrates, therefore, does not respond to Meno’s question about how virtue is acquired because he tries to make us believe that it is hard for us to learn anything about virtue. When Socrates was in prison awaiting execution, his friends came up with a plan to help him escape but instead he decided not to follow it up. He was a man ready to face execution rather than abandon his philosophical beliefs (Taylor 124). He looks calm and collected even in the face of his death (Taylor 126). Crito argues that helping Socrates run away from the arms of law would help him achieve his life obligations of ensuring his friends’ reputations are preserved. Socrates strongly dismisses this argument claiming that what matters is the opinion of that person with the relevant knowledge and not that of the general majority. He says that the truth should be the only factor to consider in any decision-making process and therefore everyone should engage the right moral standards in trying to do this. Socrates’ argument applies to him alone considering that we are living in a democratic world where the majority seems to carry the day every time. Democracy can either work against you