# Socrates — Dialogues character guide

> Socrates in Dialogues by Plato.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Young Socrates, Socrates Mark, Socrates Nor, Socrates Oedipus, Socrates Madness, Socrates Such, Socrates Theaetetus, Socrates Here, Socrates Polus, Socrates O, Socrates O Hippias, Socrates The wise, Socrates Philebus, Socrates Eryxias Erasistratus Critias, Socrates Euthyphro, Socrates Poseidon, Socrates Lysimachus, Socrates Menexenus Socrates, Socrates Dear Crito, Socrates Beloved Pan

**First appearance:** 0004-dialogues

## Who they are

Central figure in most dialogues; drives philosophical inquiry through questioning.

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