(Revised version of a course taught by the instructor in several years ago.) In Plato's dialogue, Meno asks, "Can you tell me, Socrates, can virtue be taught? " We will investigate Meno's question through such moral autobiographies as John Stuart Mill, Autobiography, Mohandas K. Gandhi, An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Harriet A. Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, and Georges Dreyfus, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk. We will begin the course by writing (and sharing with each other) our own (brief) moral autobiographies. During the semester, in light of the readings and class discussions, we will continually and seriously revise our moral autobiographies, culminating in polished, longer final works. Thus, this is a writing-intensive course, and all the writing (after the first week) will consist of revision. Prerequisite: Philosophy 101 or permission of instructor. Enrollment limit: 19 (expected: 19). Preference given to sophomores. (This course is part of the Critical Reasoning and Analytical Skills initiative. )