art.wikisort.org - SculptureSocrates is an outdoor sculpture by artist W. V. Casey created c. 1950. The work is on the grounds of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The sculpture depicts the Greek Athenian philosopher Socrates. In 1993 the sculpture was examined by the Save Outdoor Sculpture! program produced by the Smithsonian Institution.[1]
Socrates |
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Artist | W. V. Casey |
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Year | c. 1950 (1950) |
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Type | Bronze |
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Dimensions | 51 cm × 33 cm × 15 cm (20 in × 13 in × 6 in) |
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Location | Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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Coordinates | 39.844670°N 86.170540°W / 39.844670; -86.170540 |
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Owner | Butler University |
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Description
A bronze sculpture placed on a limestone tablet (104 x 48 x 10 in.), Socrates is a portrait mask of the Greek Athenian philosopher Socrates. He is depicted as being bald and with a beard. To the lower left of the beard is engraved: W.V. CASEY and below the bronze bust on the tablet is inscribed:
- SOCRATES
- UNTIL PHILOSOPHERS ARE KINGS, OR THE
- KINGS AND PRINCES OF THIS WORLD HAVE
- THE SPIRIT AND POWER OF PHILOSOPHY...
- THEN ONLY WILL THIS OUR STATE HAVE A
- POSSIBILITY OF LIFE AND BEHOLD THE
- LIGHT OF DAY.[1]
The piece is installed as part of "Philosopher's Bench" at Butler University's Holcomb Gardens. The tablet is placed in the center of a small landscaped area with and has flanked by two benches which feature quotes by Socrates, Thomas Jefferson, Jesus Christ, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Mohandas Gandhi.[2]
Creation
The work was created by W. V. Casey and dedicated circa 1950.[1]
Condition
In 1993 the piece was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey. At the time of survey, the piece was described as needing treatment.[1]
References
Socrates |
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Bibliography · Cultural depictions |
General | | |
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Concepts |
- Social gadfly
- Socratic dialogue
- Socratic intellectualism
- Socratic irony
- Socratic method
- Socratic paradox
- Socratic questioning
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Legacy |
- Socratic problem
- Socratici viri
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Phrases |
- "I know that I know nothing"
- "The unexamined life is not worth living"
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Family |
- Sophroniscus (father)
- Phaenarete (mother)
- Xanthippe (wife)
- Lamprocles (son)
- Menexenus (son)
- Myrto (wife)
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Works that include Socrates | Art | |
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Stage |
- The Clouds (423 BC play)
- Der geduldige Socrates (1721 opera)
- Socrates (1759 play)
- Socrate (1919 oratorio)
- Socrates on Trial (2007 play)
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Literature |
- De genio Socratis (1st-century essay)
- On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates (1841 thesis)
- The Plot to Save Socrates (2006 novel)
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Other | |
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Dialogues | Plato |
- Apology
- Axiochus
- Charmides
- Clitophon
- Cratylus
- Critias
- Crito
- Demodocus
- Epinomis
- Eryxias
- Euthydemus
- Euthyphro
- First Alcibiades
- Gorgias
- Hipparchus
- Hippias Major
- Hippias Minor
- Ion
- Laches
- Lysis
- Menexenus
- Meno
- Minos
- On Justice
- On Virtue
- Parmenides
- Phaedo
- Phaedrus
- Philebus
- Protagoras
- Republic
- Rival Lovers
- Second Alcibiades
- Sisyphus
- Sophist
- Statesman
- Symposium
- Theaetetus
- Theages
- Timaeus
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Xenophon |
- Apology
- Memorabilia
- Oeconomicus
- Symposium
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Other | |
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Related |
- Euthyphro dilemma
- Form of the Good
- Peritrope
- Religious skepticism
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