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Socrates Fragment of a Roman fresco showing Socrates seated and draped in a white robe, with Greek text above, on a red background with visible cracks. Socrates Aristophanes Marble portrait bust of Socrates with a full beard and textured hair, displayed on a pedestal at the Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece. Socrates and his students
Examine what is known about the ancient Athenian philosopher Socrates from Plato's dialogues and other sources
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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
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Portrait of Plato (ca. 428- ca. 348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher.
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Agathon (centre) greeting guests in "Plato's Symposium" oil on canvas by Anselm Feuerbach, 1869; in the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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  • Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception
    The unexamined life is not worth living.Socrates