Socratic problem
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socratic-problem-164-2997321
title:
Socratic problem
text:
In historical scholarship, the Socratic problem concerns attempts at reconstructing a historical and philosophical image of Socrates based on the variable, and sometimes contradictory, nature of the existing sources on his life. Scholars rely upon extant sources, such as those of contemporaries like Aristophanes or disciples of Socrates like Plato and Xenophon, for knowing anything about Socrates. However, these sources contain contradictory details of his life, words, and beliefs when taken tog
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Problems in reconstructing a historical and philosophical image of Socrates
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_problem
date created:
2004-08-21T18:04:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:54:29Z
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