The philosopher that preserved Socrates's ideas in writing was Plato. Many of the books, such as Symposium and Ion, are written in the form of conversations between Socrates and another individual (in Symposium he is speaking with Phaedrus while in Ion, Ion is the name of the other individual). Plato's purpose of this format is to preserve the ideas of Socrates in the form of philosophical discourse, making well rounded arguments for various topics.
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The ideas of Socrates were primarily preserved by his student, Plato, who wrote dialogues featuring Socrates as the main character. Plato's works, such as "Apology" and "The Republic," provide insights into Socrates' philosophy and teachings.
Plato was a student of Socrates and went on to become one of his most famous disciples. He preserved Socrates' philosophical teachings by writing them down in various dialogues, such as "The Republic" and "Phaedo", ensuring that Socrates' ideas would be passed down through the generations.
The statue of Socrates was made by the ancient Greek sculptor Lysippus. This particular sculpture is not preserved today, but there have been various representations of Socrates in art over the centuries.
In his writing, Plato used the character of Socrates.
What writig style did Plato choose to write about Socrates?
What writig style did Plato choose to write about Socrates?
Socrates' ideas were passed down through the work of his student Plato, who wrote dialogues featuring Socrates as the main character. These dialogues, such as "The Republic" and "The Apology," captured and preserved Socrates' philosophical teachings and his method of questioning.
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Plato expressed his ideas in numerous 'dialogues'. In his earliest dialogues Plato develops the ideas of Socrates through portrayals of Socrates' discussions with his contemporaries that proceed by questions and answers. Socrates is represented as asking a question and then analyzing the respondent's answer to generate more and better answers. Over time Plato gradually introduced his own, more developed, ideas in place of those of Socrates, though he still used Socrates as the speaker of these ideas. This created the problem of not knowing where Socrates leaves off and Plato's own ideas begin; the Socratic Problem.
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There are no existent writings written by Socrates. He mentions writing another's (Aesop's?) tales into verse in Plato's Crito dialogue, but the Crito occurs after the trial during which Socrates waits for weeks before drinking hemlock.