Bust of Socrates

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This plaster bust is a faithful replica of an original work of art crafted in Italy around 1816. Socrates, born circa 470-399 BC, was a renowned Greek philosopher from Athens who laid the groundwork for Western philosophy and is considered the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition. An enigmatic figure, he left behind no written works, but his life and teachings are well-documented through the accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. Other notable sources include contemporaneous figures like Antisthenes, Aristippus, and Aeschines of Sphettos, while playwright Aristophanes is the primary contemporary author to have written plays mentioning Socrates during his lifetime, with a fragment from Ion of Chios' Travel Journal providing valuable insights into Socrates' youth.