Socrates - Ancient Greek Philosopher - 470-399 BC - Teacher of Plato - Father of Western Philosophy - Alabaster Statue Sculpture

Item Specifics

Condition: New, reproduction handmade in Greece.
Approximately
Height: 24cm - 9.4 inches
Width: 7cm - 2.7 inches
Weight: 0.5kg
Material: Alabaster aged

Socrates was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple', Plato".