Socrates

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Socrates
Full nameSocrates (Σωκράτης)
Birthc. 469 / 470 BC
Death399 BC
School/traditionClassical Greek
Main interestsepistemology, ethics
Notable ideasSocratic method, Socratic irony

Influenced
Plato, Aristotle, Aristippus, Antisthenes Western philosophy

Credits :

Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker Copy of Lysippos (?)
Description Portrait of Socrates. Marble, Roman artwork (1st century), perhaps a copy of a lost bronze statue made by Lysippos.
Dimensions H. 33.5 cm (13 in.)
Credit line Old fund
Accession number Ma 59 (MR 652)
Location Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully wing, ground floor, room 17
Photographer/source Eric Gaba (Sting), July 2005.


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