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Anon is a philosopher (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You are correct, although Plato wasn't the only source on Socrates. Another student named Xenophon also featured Socrates in a few of his works. That dude had quite a different style than Plato. Instead of going all in on philosophy, he commanded a few armies.