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What is the source of our knowledge of Socrates ?

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According to the passage, the source of our knowledge of Socrates is the books written by Plato, the greatest of Socrates's many disciples. Plato wrote many books and some of which have survived through the ages. It is these books that tell us about Socrates.

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