Socrates - Ancient Greek Philoshopher - Marble Base - Museum Reproduction - Head Bust

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Casting Stone with Bronze color effect
Height: 19 cm -7,5 inches
Width: 8,5 cm - 3,3 inches
Length: 7 cm - 2,8 inches
Weight: 1200 g

Socrates (470-399 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy. Plato was his most famous student and would teach Aristotle who would then tutor Alexander the Great. He is known for creating Socratic irony and the Socratic method. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, where the teacher makes a question in a manner that he draws out the correct response from the student. Socrates has also contribution to the field of ethics and his input to the field of epistemology and logic is also noteworthy.