The Socratic Dialogues were written by whom?
A) By Socrates, in the last years before his death
B) the first few by Socrates, the rest by Plato after his death
C) By Socrates, with Plato's help
D) By Plato, with Socrates' help
E) By Plato, after the death of Socrates

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The Socratic Dialogues were actually written by Plato, who was a student of Socrates. Socrates himself did not write any texts, and so all accounts of his ideas come from his students, primarily Plato. The Socratic Dialogues were written after the death of Socrates, and so he could not have written them even with Plato's help.

The Socratic Dialogues Were Written by Whom