Artist Unknown Greek Philosopher Socrates Alabaster Bust Head Statue Sculpture Décor 5.9 inches

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T. Potts, Civilization: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum (Exhibition Catalogue, Canberra/Melbourne, 1990), 144-5, no. 70; He also believed that how humans tend to remember things that they have had no experience of in their lifetimes — referred to as the principle of recollection — proves this hypothesis. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

He stated that nobody “needs to be taught what a circle or a triangle is.” People know these concepts naturally, which suggests that they must have learned things like these in a former life.Piety had, for Athenians, a broad meaning. It included not just respect for the gods, but also for the dead and ancestors. The impious individual was seen as a contaminant who, if not controlled or punished, might bring upon the city the wrath of the gods--Athena, Zeus, or Apollo--in the form of plague or sterility. The ritualistic religion of Athens included no scripture, church, or priesthood. Rather, it required--in addition to belief in the gods-- observance of rites, prayers, and the offering of sacrifices. The alabaster mantle is a modern addition.Aristotle (384–322 BC) was a philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. The National Roman Museum and houses Rome’s ancient art collection consisting of sculpture, painting, mosaic work, and goldsmith’s craft from the Republican Age to the Late Antiquity. However, Philip’s reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He also influenced Islamic thought during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology. Portrait of Aristotle

The Treasures of the British Museum: Art and Man (Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, 1990), 125, no. 123; Aristotle’s works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, and medieval scholars studied them. Jones, Daniel (2006). English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-68086-8. For example, if we have a universal definition of justice, we have a secure basis for not only judging the action of an individual but also for the solid construction of the moral rules of society. Philip V was succeeded by his eldest son Perseus, who ruled as the last king of Macedon. Bust of Philip V of Macedon

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He would lead Macedon against Rome in the First and Second Macedonian Wars, losing both but allying with Rome in the Roman-Seleucid War towards the end of his reign. Using the dialectical method (meaning dialogue) he started from a less precise definition and reached a more precise, valid and universal definition of concepts through intense dialogues with his interlocutors. A large part of the sculpture at the National Roman Museum consists of the bust of famous people from history. Busts from Ancient History In other words, he sought the absolute and rejected the relative; he studied the essence of morality and disregarded what he saw as more superficial moral issues.

A. H. Smith, A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Vol. I (London 1892), 288-9, no. 549; Kahn, Charles H. (1998). Plato and the Socratic Dialogue: The Philosophical Use of a Literary Form. Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511585579. ISBN 978-0-521-64830-1. E. Voutiras, Studien zu Interpretation und Stil griechischer Porträts des 5. und frühen 4. JHS (Bonn, 1980), 99; Mark bought it in 1995 from Mayfair antique dealers Mallet, London. They also have a New York showroom. Wolfsdorf 2013, p.34: Others include Charmides, Crito, Euthydemus, Euthyphro, Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, Ion, Laches, Lysis, Protagoras. Benson 2011, p.179, also adds parts of Meno.

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This bust depicts Philip V King of Macedon wearing a Phrygian-style helmet, which was common among the Macedonians. Philip V was king from 221 to 179 BC. A park in the neighborhood was once a port for sand and stone. It was a landfill and dumping ground until local sculptor Mark di Suvero turned it into a public park in 1985. It was opened to the public a year later. Today, it is one of the largest outdoor spaces in New York City devoted to sculpture. The statue has remained a landmark of Long Island City for over a century, and its location in the park is a popular destination for tourists. K. Fittschen et al., Verzeichnis der Gipsabgüsse des Archäologischen Instituts der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Göttingen, 1990), 132, A 594 (bibl.); At seventeen years of age, he joined Plato’s Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven. early Trajanic replica (Pandermalis); associated with Kresilas (Hinks, Fittschen, Muss and Schubert; queried by Lippold); Late Hellenistic lettering (Lawrence); seen by Pausanias (i.25.1, 28.2) on the Acropolis (Muss and Schubert).