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Plato's Dialogues
- Plato used dialogues to preserve Socrates's memory and teachings.
- Socrates's unique method of questioning and thinking deserved to be remembered.
Socratic Inquiry
- Socrates, despite seeming to present fallacies, uses ethical frameworks to guide inquiry.
- He prioritizes the act of inquiry, suggesting it makes individuals better and braver.
Early Dialogues
- Plato's earlier dialogues lay out Socrates' ethical doctrines, like "knowledge is virtue."
- These dialogues demonstrate Socratic philosophy's adversarial approach to knowledge acquisition.