Socrates Bust

This item is an exact replica of a bust of Socrates which is found in the Louvre in Paris, added to a pedestal.

Precision 3D printing using marble colored PLA plastic allows us to accurately reproduce this masterpiece. Available in 5 inch and 8 inch tall varieties, this item is perfect for any history lover who appreciates perhaps the most influential philosopher of all time.

Socrates (470-399 BCE) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of Western philosophy. The son of a stonemason and a midwife, he served as a soldier before dedicating his life to philosophical inquiry. Unlike the sophists of his time, Socrates refused payment for his teachings, believing that the pursuit of wisdom and virtue was its own reward.

Socrates left no written works of his own, instead engaging citizens of Athens in open dialogue, probing their assumptions about justice, piety, courage, and the nature of the good life. This method of questioning — known as the Socratic method — became one of the most influential intellectual tools in history, and remains widely used in education and law to this day.

In 399 BCE, Socrates was brought to trial on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. Found guilty, he was sentenced to death and calmly accepted his fate by drinking hemlock. His ideas, preserved through the writings of his student Plato, profoundly shaped the course of Western philosophy and thought.

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