In this lecture the Socratic problem is investigated, which is whether we can arrive at knowledge of the historical Socrates, [youtube]http://youtu.be/hBMOjvjMVOw[/youtube]
or whether he will always remain nothing but a work of fiction. The Socrates of Plato’s dialogues are also examined and the question as to whether Plato was using Socrates as a mouthpiece for his own views, or espousing the actual ideas of the real Socrates.
