We know Socrates from Plato’s writings, as he himself prefered to just talk to people. The way I understand it early works of Plato are Socrates, late works are Plato’s own philosophies, and there’s a mix in between. But we don’t know for sure where Socrates ends and Plato begins.
You are correct, although Plato wasn’t the only source on Socrates. Another student named Xenophon also featured Socrates in a few of his works. That dude had quite a different style than Plato. Instead of going all in on philosophy, he commanded a few armies.
We know Socrates from Plato’s writings, as he himself prefered to just talk to people. The way I understand it early works of Plato are Socrates, late works are Plato’s own philosophies, and there’s a mix in between. But we don’t know for sure where Socrates ends and Plato begins.
You are correct, although Plato wasn’t the only source on Socrates. Another student named Xenophon also featured Socrates in a few of his works. That dude had quite a different style than Plato. Instead of going all in on philosophy, he commanded a few armies.