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> The nearest to contemporary documentation for Socrates is writings of other philosophers probably dating from shortly after his death Socrates is lampooned i
by Mediterraneo10 8y ago
> The nearest to contemporary documentation for Socrates is writings of other philosophers probably dating from shortly after his death
Socrates is lampooned in Aristophanes’ Clouds, so in this case we actually do have some contemporary documentation for him, not just after his death, even if Xenophon and Plato remain the main sources for him.