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the socratic dialogues
the greek philosopher socrates lived by the tenet that the path to truth was built on questions . when conversing with his students and followers he sought to reach the foundations of their views asking questions until he found contradictions that exposed faults in their logic . this process became known as the socratic method . p an enigmatic figure in history socrates left no writings . much of what we know about his life and work comes from the accounts of his disciple plato . plato described socrates as the ultimate teacher as well as the creator of modern argument and rhetoric . the socratic dialogues contain platos most important writings on socrates including commentaries on the virtues of friendship courage and temperance that display the socratic method at its highest degree . platos account of socrates stunning self defense during his trial for corrupting the minds of his followers is also included .