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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Maybe I should get Plato as well, but to be honest, I I have a feeling I wouldn't that kind of writing. It seems Plato, Aristophanes and Xenophon "rehash" Socrates in different ways, without not too much of their own input
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As I understood it, Socrates didn't leave any written work, as he didn't beleive written knowledge was valid. So the only way we know any of his ideas is from the writings of his followers, notable Plato.
But I haven't read Plato's works myself, either.